Offshore... Articles and Tips about the toughest part of the sport - sailing out of sight of land, sometimes through the wild wastes of vast oceans. Interesting thing is, many of the best offshore racers still started out in dinghies....
A short three part series with some essential tips and tricks for the novice distance racer and reminders for the salty veterans...
The young skipper has already notched up two round the world races and won the Rolex Fastnet Race and RORC Caribbean 600 overall...
Recent catastrophes in the Vendee Globe - not least the dramatic self-destruction of IMOCA 60 PRB - show that sailing really needs to up its game. The aviation industry and Formula One learned this hard lesson a long time ago and produced an industry-wide feedback system that has made commercial flight and F1 infinitely safer than they used to be. Sailing still hasn't responded to its wake-up call...
Both Sébastien Simon and Sam Davies hit floating objects within hours of each other yesterday at the gateway to the Indian Ocean and sustained damage to their IMOCAs...
Escoffier has been recovering on board Le Cam’s appropriately named IMOCA 60 Yes We Cam!
Thomas Ruyant has confirmed their shattered port foil has suffered structural failure, not impact from an object or animal in the water. This article by Ed Gorman is an insight into the processes and priorities that a Vendee competitor needs to go through with his shore team...
