Offshore

Slick as Shoeby

James Boyd speaks to Team Tyco's skipper about the Volvo and his America's Cup plans

Strong battle for first place marred by several withdrawals in Course des Phares

Hong Kong returns to the fold for the Challenge business' transat-en-double

There's still plenty of work for the Volvo fleet to do before the finish of leg eight

Franck Cammas' Course des Phares race favourite to pull into Lorient for checks

James Boyd looks at the 'excess records' problem and Bruno Peyron's proposed solutions

John Quigley puts together the Brit XL team

The Volvo fleet now face a light beat to the finish

As top of spar breaks on Simone Bianchetti's Tiscali

A tough battle is taking place in the 60ft trimaran's Courses des Phares