As Sergio Tacchini dismasts in Route du Rhum

As another Route du Rhum distress beacon goes off

2002 winners announced at gala awards ceremony at ISAF conference in Cyprus

James Boyd spoke to Miranda Merron about the Route du Rhum - her first singlehanded handed offshore race

Afternoon update from the singlehanded transatlantic race

Mike Golding takes heavy conditions in his stride - Route du Rhum update

Gilles Martin-Raget's outstanding photos from the multihull start of the 2002 Route du Rhum

Route du Rhum trimaran pile up

As Route du Rhum competitors experience their first morning at sea

All the boats, other than the 60ft tris got away in relatively mild conditions today, not all successfully reports James Boyd