More than 30 skippers gunning for the 2016 Vendee Globe

Evil Monday night ahead; the Class 40 where Team Concise is flying the flag for the UK

Hugo Boss' Alex Thomson and Pepe Ribes on the Barcelona World Race

Hugo Boss favourite in the eight-strong line-up

Race Director Jacques Caraës explains the latest developments for the Barcelona World Race

We look at developments within and the competing boats racing France's most historic solo oceanic race

Top British solo sailor intends to use a Figaro campaign in 2014 to jump up to greater things...

We look at the MOD70, Multi50 and IMOCA 60 line-up in the 20th anniversary Transat Jacques Vabre

Another winning ticket for thedailysail in this year's Artemis Challenge on Francois Gabart's Vendee Globe winner

Yann Guichard on Spindrift Racing's latest acquisition and his busy MOD70 and D35 programs

Latest solo star on coming back to earth post-Vendee and on IMOCA developments

With Hugo Boss' Alex Thomson, we look at the major overhaul decided at last week's AGM

The British skipper on how keel fairings, broke ballast tanks and major surgery on his hydrogenerators nearly kept him from reaching LSD

Alex Thomson and others tell of Hugo Boss' third place in the Vendee Globe

Francois Gabart - former Optimist National Champion, engineer, Figaro sailor, now Vendee Globe winner

Designers VPLP-Verdier, Technical Manager Antoine Gautier and others tell us about the Vendee Globe-winning boat

Joerg Riechers tells us of graduating up from the Mini and Class40

On the dismasting and on MACIF and Banque Populaire fight for the front