This morning at 0900 UTC, the leaders in the La Solitaire du Figaro's first leg from Deauville to Cowes are approaching the Lizard as race leader Charlie Dalin on Skipper Macif 2015 h

After a tough, physically and mentally demanding first 24 hours of the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro's opening leg, the solo skippers racing to Wolf Rock – southwest of Land’s End –

After a benign start to the 2016 La Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro, the southwesterly breeze kicked in over as a front crossed the fleet.

After just over a day and a half of sailing, an historic new record for the fastest-ever sail-borne-lap of Ireland and for the Volvo Round Ireland Yacht race have been set.

Deauville on the French channel coast dealt the 39 solo skippers who set off on the 510-nautical mile first stage of the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro a slow, sticky and exacting start this afternoon

The most recent champions of La Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro, three-time winners Jérémie Beyou and Yann Elies, are absent this year both competing in the Vendée Globe in Novembe

In just 48 hours time, Alan Roberts on Alan Roberts Racing and Nick Cherry racing Redshift will lead the British charge to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, on Leg 1 of the 2016 Solitai

Two teams will represent Great Britain at the 2016 Brewin Dolphin Commodores’ Cup in Cowes over 23-30 July.
 

DNA has introduced its new F4 - an exciting full carbon 46ft foiling catamaran, designed and built to push the boundaries of distance one design racing offshore.

For the first time in race history, an Englishman – Alan Roberts (Alan Roberts Racing) – has won the Prologue of La Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro.