The Allures 45 was already a good boat, so has the Allures 45.9 taken it to the next level? Graham Snook tests this unique boat to find out
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Golden Globe Race: Favourite Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues racing
French Golden Globe Race skipper Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has decided to fix his damaged mast at sea rather than head to the Chilean port of Valparaiso
Golden Globe Race: Loïc Lepage rescued
Golden Globe Race skipper Loïc Lepage, is now safely onboard the bulk carrier Shiosai after his Nicholson 32 MK X dismasted and began taking on water some 600 miles south…
Golden Globe Race: Van Den Heede reveals the secrets behind his lead
French Golden Globe skipper, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is predicting he will finish the race by the first week of February
Golden Globe Race: Leader Van Den Heede predicts 03 October stop at Hobart
Golden Globe Race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede believes he will reach the Hobart Gate by the beginning of October
Passion counts – Editor’s letter, September 2018
Unremarkable in any other context, the boats lining up for the start of the Golden Globe Race in July were, by their presence in Les Sables-d’Olonne, quite extraordinary. Heading off…
Golden Globe Race: Péché retires while Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is the first to round the Cape of Good Hope
Veteran French racer, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede leads the Golden Globe Race as he rounds the Cape of Good Hope
Sailing the French Riviera
From Nice to Marseille, Lu Heikell of Yachting Monthly gives you a guide to cruising the coastline of the French Riviera
Golden Globe Race: Péché heads for Cape Town
French yachtsman Philippe Péché has been forced to head to Cape Town with steering problems. He is now in the Chichester class
Pictures: Golden Globe Race start
The Golden Globe Race is now underway, with 17 of the 18 entrants making the start line in Les Sables d'Olonne in France.