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Emirates Team New Zealand’s Glenn Ashby has won his 10th A-Class Catamaran World Championship in Hervey Bay, Queensland - comfortably taking out the event by 9 points over second placed Dutchman Mischa Heemskerk....

The pollution from plastic and microplastic is a very sensitive topic in the world of yacht racing. The product that was missing is now available on the market. The solution is a compostable and biodegradable sticker that allows race organizers and competitors to respect the sea, avoiding the involuntary release of plastic.

The biggest and most powerful offshore sailing machines in the world prepare to rise up out of the water as they take to hydrofoils for the 40th anniversary of the singlehanded Route du Rhum transatlantic race...

To complete the 1,800-mile course means negotiating the UK’s most notorious headlands while coping with strong tides and wild weather. Little surprise that the RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race is considered by...

The Hempel Sailing World Championships was always going to be a big deal, but it wasn’t just the silverware and the sailors that drew the crowds in Aarhus, Denmark...

A new record, a new top dog and an overall scoreboard that was shaken up once again, the Volvo Ocean Race was hogging the headlines. But there was even more in store as the race lined up for the closest finish in its 45-year history...

Off to the Caribbean to ride aboard Peter Harrison’s Maxi 72 ‘Sorcha’ to get a full taste of the action at Les Voiles de St Barth...

Exiting the Southern Ocean marks a milestone in any circumnavigation, but for this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race the passing of the notorious headland triggered a deeply emotional response across the fleet...

Smashing the record for the 14,000 mile trip from China to London was a seriously impressive achievement by Giovanni Soldini and crew. This month we ride with the Maserati team aboard their 70ft trimaran as they take on The Great Tea Race that dates back more than 150 years...

Back in 2009 Andy Rice launched the Sailjuice Winter Series. Some of the innovations in that Series have gone on to shape people's outlook on handicap racing in the UK, and indeed further afield in the USA and Australia. Here, Andy outlines where he thinks how handicap racing might be reshaped for the digital age and the 21st century....

If you thought the Middle East was all sand and skyscrapers, think again. The scenery for the new style 1,000km Sailing Arabia The Tour was spectacular...