Offshore
Vendee Globe: Three way fight for first
Three weeks and one day into the Vendee Globe and impressively over the last 24 hours we have had three changes of leader.
Vendee Globe: Virbac Paprec 3 into the lead
Just before the 0400 sched this morning Jean-Pierre Dick on Virbac Paprec 3 overhauled Armel le Cleac'h on Banque Populaire to take the lead in the Vendee Globe.
Next steps for Sam Goodchild
A small flaw in the Artemis Offshore Academy is the exit strategy of those who pass through its ranks.
Alex Thomson: My 24 hour record broken
A short update from me this morning as I’ve been busy doing some media stuff the past couple of days, with a live webchat with the office yesterday afternoon and a live interview with BBC Bre
Vendee Globe: Tristan da Cunha convergence
The outcome of the varying tactics employed by the race leaders in the Vendee Globe over the last few days is now playing out, but, so far, as the boats pass Tristan da Cunha, Armel le Cleac'h on <
Volvo 65 one design update
A couple of significant milestones have been passed in the build process for the Volvo Ocean 65 at boatyards in Italy and France.
Vendee Globe: West comes good
As the chart above and the table below show, the west has been coming good overnight with the boats that have taken that option to the most extreme degree coming out best - in particular Virbac
Vendee Globe: Monster compression
The widely differing strategies on how best to get to the Southern Ocean continue to pan out this morning with Armel le Cleac'h on Banque Populaire still sticking to their southeaster
Brian Thompson on the Vendee Globe
Getting bored of hearing ourselves drone on about the Vendee Globe, we thought we might get the view of Brian Thompson, who competed in the 2008-9 Vendee Globe, successfully singlehanding the giant
Syd Fischer acquires Loyal
The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race promises to be one for the true believers; if you admire people who constantly challenge your values, fire your imagination, refuse to quit when the going ge