Is it time for the Guinness Book of Records to scupper the youngest round the world category?
Elaine Bunting
Whacky world of the Mini Transat
The hugely canvassed 21ft cockleshells are a crucible of invention for the gung-ho twentysomething
Non-slip knickers
A safety feature guaranteed to raise eyebrows
Memorial for 778 lives lost
Commemoration of the shocking tally of volunteers who have died trying to save others
Oceangoing multis: signs of life?
Life is coming back to multihull racing in the shape of a new ORMA 50 and an ORMA 70
Faith no more
Crackly radio, oiled wool sweaters and prayers to God - have they all disappeared from solo sailing?
A lie-in for Mike Perham
Teenaged solo circumnavigator makes up for lost sleep
Beware, look out, don’t do it!
A trip down the pontoons can be deadly dangerous...
New take on old design
A beautiful new XOD takes to the water - but will she be able to race?
Steve White aiming high
British solo sailor has ambitious plans for the next Vendée Globe
Serving suggestion
A handsome butler to bring the ladies champagne as they race at Cowes
Round Australia: big plans
A race round Australia in need of a world map
Stars of the OSTAR
Are these the new solo sailing stars of the future?
Great photos from Audi Med Cup
The TP52s spectacularly cross swords in Marseille
Go Hannah White!
Lymington sailor refused to be browbeaten and is back in the OSTAR proving the armchair critics wrong
Laughing cow wakeboard video
More stunts as the cheesy red laughing cow wakeboards behind a Vendée boat
Injured Vendée sailor’s big solo win
Five months after serious injury and rescue from the Southern Ocean, Yann Elies bounces back to a big win
Top solo sailors lose sponsors
When does putting a cow aloft make sense? When your sponsorship is about to end
Fabulous Classics photos
Stunning photos of classic yachts at play in the Morbihan
Multihull ocean racing renaissance?
Could another round the world race for giant multihulls be in the offing?