Offshore

Superhuman feat

Yann Guichard managed the superhuman feat of getting the world's largest trimaran across the North Atlantic to come home at 18:18:46

Desjoyeaux stands down from MAPFRE crew

After coming home in last place on the opening leg of the Volvo Ocean Race some changes are being introduced to the crew line-up for the forthcoming legs.

Brilliant effort by Loick the legend

On his 7th attempt at the race, Loick Peyron and Banque Populaire VII have claimed Route du R

Wild Oats to head for Hawaii

Line honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race at the weekend was the first step towards two targets for Bob Oatley’s celebrated super

Lucky Loick

After sailing an immaculate Route du Rhum and 32 years after the first of his seven attempts, French ocean racing veteran Loick Peyron has won the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.

Final gybe for Peyron

Firstly the bad news: at 17:30 UTC yesterday British competitor and former Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Humphreys, racing the Class 40 Cat Phones, contacted the race committee of the R

Pipped at the post!

After 26 days 23 hours, 37 minutes and 49 seconds, Team SCA crossed the line to complete leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town.

60s and Multi50s tiptoe past the Azores

The Ultimes continue to make short shrift of the North Atlantic, the skippers still having to wrestle their enormous craft through gybes as while starboard gybe is marginally favoured it causes the

Three different Route du Rhums

The Ultimes getting caught in a smallish bubble of high pressure, extending off to the east of the main 'Azores high' had allowed Loick Peyron on Maxi Solo Banque Populaire VII to extend h