Fighting Fit

Green Dragon team hope for better fortune

Ian Walker is frustrated by a broken boom and drop from third place to seventh in the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race

Golding fights ice with fire

The leading pack in this Vendee are nearing the waters that eddy unhindered round the foot of the world

Golding catnapping his way to success

Competitors in the Vendee Globe will have to rely on polyphasic sleeping to survive this gruelling 90 day challenge

Time to worship Neptune as Roxy heads south

The Vendee Globe fleet is on its way towards relentless storms, the thrashing of big seas and the threat of icebergs

Sail, Power and Watersports Show at Earls Cour: Bargains aweigh

With the economy adrift, boating has never been more affordable

Golding flies the flag for Great Britain

A British veteran is fighting all the way in the Vendee Globe to stop France claiming the top 10 places

Freaked out by the thought of pirates

If you're sailing down the African coast, the idea of pirates makes for sleepless nights, says Vendée skipper Sam Davies

Globe theatre ensures busy send-off

Sam Davies is pleased with her progress on board her yacht Roxy after an eventful first week of the Vendée Globe race

The America’s Cup: Getting their wind for the big prize

Britain has never won the most famous trophy in sailing, but now we have some Olympic help

Sailing the globe by remote control

No longer are solo sailors anchored to the wheel in the Vendee. Most of their day will be spent at the navigation station

British teenager to sail the world solo

Michael Perham, 16, has set off in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail non-stop around the world single-handed

Yngling run aground for London 2012

Hopes of Great Britain's 'three blondes in a boat' scuppered by withdrawal of their class from sailing event at London Games

Thomson to pull out of Vendee Globe

Serious damage to port-side of hull means that Les Sables d'Olonne is likely be last port of call for the stricken Hugo Boss

Thomson returns to port for repairs

Unlucky Hugo Boss expected to arrive back at the start of Vendée Globe after six-foot crack in the hull is discovered

Cracked hull forces Thomson back

The Briton's Vendée Globe could be over after he reported Hugo Boss was taking on water

Michel Desjoyeaux forced back after leak

The Vendée Globe race favourite has limped back into port after taking on water after less than 24 hours at sea

Early tests for Vendée Globe challengers

Forty-five knots of wind, waves of at least 15 to 20 feet and boat breakages are forecast on the first day of the race

The Vendee Globe: Helm and high waters

Ellen MacArthur has hopes and fears for the sailors starting the Vendee race today

Golding heads British bid in Vendée Globe

The 48-year-old, who will skipper Ecover, has circumnavigated the globe five times, earning the respect of the French

Thomson's last-minute polish for Vendee Globe

The Briton, whose boat was hit by a fishing vessel, now has problems with mast ahead of Vendée Globe start on Sunday