As the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro fleet race westwards along the north Brittany coast this Sunday morning, hard upwind in 16-20 knots of wind, the French top seeds are leading the peloton as they

Following his premature start to the second leg of the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro, tonight British skipper Alan Roberts aboard Alan Roberts Racing proved it’s three times a charm as he leads

At a meeting held today in Les Sables d'Olonne between the organisers and skippers competing in the eighth Vendée Globe, Yves Auvinet, President of the SAEM Vendée, made an unexpected

Featuring almost three times as much Southern Ocean sailing as the previous edition, the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race will be contested over the longest distance in the history of the race at around 45

Yoann Richomme, the 33-year-old sailor from Lorient, at the helm of Skipper Macif 2014, scored an impressive win at the end of an intensely competitive second leg of the Solitaire Bompard

Erwan Tabarly, skipper of Armor Lux, last night won the gruelling, lengthy opening leg of the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro.

After another commanding performance in last year's Rolex Fastnet Race, France is lining up to claim further silverware from the Royal Ocean Racing Club's trophy cabinet - this time the Brewin Dolp

Yesterday evening at around 1945 UTC, less than a mile separated the lead six boats in La Solitaire du Figaro Bompard as they passed the Lizard for a second time, on this occasion on their return j

The Volvo Ocean Race has made key changes to its Leadership Team, including the appointment of race management expert Phil Lawrence as new Race Director.

For one tantalising hour this afternoon Britain’s Figaro solo skippers held five places among the top-12 in what is proving to be a painfully slow first leg of the 2016 Solitaire Bompard Le F