Offshore

New builder for Verdier Class40

Louis Burton, skipper of the IMOCA 60 Bureau Vallee in the last Vendee Globe, has taken over production of the Guillaume Verdier-designed Class 40, previously known as the Tyker Evolution 3 wh

Line honours, overall victory and a new record

Giovanni Soldini and his crew aboard their modified VO70 Maserati have set a new record in the Cape2Rio race.

Sorry salvage

Bernard Stamm has recovered the wreck of his ill-fated IMOCA 60 Cheminees Poujoulat follow

Cheminees Poujoulat wreck recovered

The wreck of Bernard Stamm's IMOCA 60 Cheminees Poujoulat was towed into L'Aber Wrach last night after her submerged hull was spotted 40km north of l'Île Vierge, off the north c

New 1000 miler for the Class40s

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the annual 'Record SNSM' event, held for the benefit of the French version of the RNLI, the Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, will include a sp

Rev Bob Shepton - YJA Apollo Yachtsman of the Year

A retired youth leader and former church curate with a passion for sailing icy Arctic waters has been voted British yachtsman of the year by Britain’s top sailing journalists.

Further backing for Bekking

Schouten Global, the professional training company, will back Bouwe Bekking’s Team Brunel as a sponsor for the next Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 but has already revealed its ambition to launch it

More crew announced for Team SCA

SCA has today confirmed that Sally Barkow (USA) and Justine Mettraux (SUI) will be joining the all-female team for the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race.