17 of the 18 Golden Globe Race skippers will be starting the race on Sunday from the event's host port at Les Sables d'Olonne in France
Circumnavigation
Golden Globe Race: UK entrant Robin Davie drops out
British Golden Globe hopeful, Robin Davie has announced he is postponing until the next edition of the race in 2022
Golden Globe Race: Dream come true for Susie Goodall
Sue Pelling meets up with Susie Goodall to find out what possessed her to sign up for a nine-month, non-stop solo round-the-world race without modern-day technology in an ageing Rustler
Golden Globe Race: skippers’ thoughts
With less than two months to go, some of the Golden Globe Race skippers reveal how they are preparing for their greatest challenge
The Mercy: ‘One of the best sailing films I’ve ever seen’
If you’re a fan of the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, The Mercy will not disappoint
Golden Globe Race abandons UK for France over Brexit finances
The Golden Globe Race 2018 will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée, after event organisers failed to secure financial backing for a UK start
British sailor Jeanne Socrates abandons new record attempt
Jeanne Socrates has undergone surgery after a fall from a ladder. She has now abandoned her attempt to become the oldest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and…
Refit for Sir Alec Rose’s Lively Lady ahead of 50th anniversary celebrations
Lively Lady is to undergo a major refit with the Hayling Yacht Company as preparations get underway to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Alec Rose's historic circumnavigation
Yachtsman and adventurer Edward Allcard dies aged 102
Edward Allcard, the first person to sail solo across the Atlantic in both directions, has died in Andorra at the age of 102
Jonty Pearce – Armchair sailing
Tales of ocean sailors' heroism has Jonty Pearce longing for the wide horizon, though on a more modest passage