The organisers of the 2018 Golden Globe Race have announced a new race. The Ocean Globe Race will follow the same route as the 1973 Whitbread Race and those taking…
Circumnavigation
Clipper Ventures: ‘We did not ignore previous MAIB recommendations’
Clipper Ventures, which runs the Clipper Round the World Race, has said the safety of crew is and remains its 'highest priority'. The MAIB has just published the report into…
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen’s barnacle blight
The last Golden Globe Race skipper Tapio Lehtinen has arrived back in Les Sables d'Olonne after 322 days alone at sea
Golden Globe Race: Azores rendezvous for Tapio Lehtinen
With just over a 1,000 miles left until he finishes his Golden Globe Race, skipper Tapio Lehtinen has rendezvoused at sea with a team from the self-steering firm, Windpilot
‘Powerful and inspirational’ Maiden documentary
The story of Tracy Edwards’ Maiden campaign in the 1989-90 Whitbread round the world Race still astonishes 30 years on, reports Katy Stickland
Golden Globe Race: Investigation into causes of dismastings in 2018-19
Golden Globe Race organisers have released a report by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston into the knockdowns, and in some cases, dismastings, sustained by the fleet in the 2018/19 edition
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen crosses the equator
Tapio Lehtinen, the last Golden Globe Race skipper still sailing, has finally crossed the equator as he continues his circumnavigation back to France
Golden Globe Race: Fourth place for Istvan Kopar
After 263 days alone at sea, American-Hungarian Golden Globe Race skipper, Istvan Kopar has crossed the finish line
Golden Globe Race: Istvan Kopar expected to finish on 21 March
Golden Globe Race skipper Istvan Kopar is now within 250 miles of the finish line at Les Sables d'Olonne in France but is still being plagued by steering issues
Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa takes third place
The final podium position in the Golden Globe Race has gone to Estonian skipper Uku Randmaa