The Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart has announced this morning that the Grant Wharington’s maxi Wild Thing will not be allowed to race.

Over Christmas Day the leaders in the Vendee Globe have passed the Pacific West with Armel le Cleac'h on Banque Populaire retaking first place.

The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart got underway in exceptional conditions for the 76 yachts competing.

The two race leaders, MACIF and Banque Populaire continue to be locked in contention on day 44 of the Vendee Globe as they head northeast towards the Pacific West icegate.

In the strong northwesterlies ahead of a secondary depression and manoeuvring less, Jean-Pierre Dick on Virbac Paprec 3 has been making significant inroads into the two race leaders over t

Lying in fifth place in the Vendee Globe Bernard Stamm has stopped Cheminees Poujoulat in the Auckland Islands to the south of New Zealand in order to effect repairs to his hydro generators.

Four days out from the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the weather forecast is evolving, but it still looks grim for the smaller boats in the fleet - grimmer, if anything, than when the Bureau of

The lead duo in the Vendee Globe are just approaching the eastern end of the New Zealand ice gate, with Francois Gabart on MACIF continuing to lead.

Teams will be allowed two extra crew members for In-Port Races in the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2014-15, in one of a series of rule changes announced in the Notice of Race on Friday.<

Once again there has been a lead change in the Vendee Globe with Francois Gabart and MACIF back in front as the two frontrunners gybe south to avoid an area of light winds to their no