British solo skipper Pip Hare crossed the 2020 Vendée Globe finish line at just before 0100 on 12 February, fulfilling her long held dream
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Cruising sailors honoured in Ocean Cruising Club Awards
The Ocean Cruising Club has announced the winners of its annual awards, which recognise the achievements of cruising sailors
Clarisse Cremer makes Vendée Globe history
French skipper Clarisse Cremer has smashed Ellen MacArthur's 21 year old Vendée Globe race record, crossing the line in 87d 02h 24m 25s.
Vendee Globe: the highs and lows of the final
Charlie Dalin was the first Vendee Globe skipper to cross the finish line, but it was Yannick Bestaven who took the crown. And disaster befell German skipper Boris Herrmann
OSTAR & TWOSTAR to go ahead in 2021
Organisers of the OSTAR and TWOSTAR have confirmed the transatlantic races will go ahead as planned in May 2021
Timothy Long: Rising teenage star
Timothy Long, 15, is now the youngest skipper to have sailed solo around Britain. Katy Stickland asked him about his record breaking voyage and his future plans
Dealing with isolation: Tips from a Vendee Globe solo sailor
Solo yachtsman Conrad Humphreys shares the lessons he learned while competing in the 2004-05 Vendee Globe
Singlehanded sailing for the first time
Toby Heppell looks at the art of singlehanded sailing and considers what constitutes good seamanship when it’s only you on board
A boat of one’s own – Editor’s letter August 2020
What was striking was that even on a familiar boat in perfect weather, sailing by yourself is a lot more demanding - read the editor's welcome to the August 2020…
OSTAR: 60 and still going strong
Blondie Hasler's biographer Ewen Southby-Tailyour looks at the origin of the Corinthian race and its enduring legacy