World renown sailor Alex Thomson has announced he is stepping down as skipper of his Open 60, Hugo Boss for the time being. With nearly 20 years of offshore sailing…
We're not sure what Phileas Fogg would have made of the being alone on a 60 foot foiling racing yacht in the Southern Ocean, but French sailor Yannick Bestaven has…
The Vendée Globe single handed round the world yacht race takes skippers into barren and unfrequented areas of the planet. Often, the IMOCA 60 foot yachts travel through areas of…
At time of publishing, the 8th of November will kick off the 2020/ 2021 Vendée Globe, the world’s toughest sailing race. This year, there will be 33 skippers setting sail…
Alex Thomson crossed the finish line on Friday morning in second place in the 2016-17 Vendee Globe Round The World Race. He now has the second fastest finishing time in…
On 6th November 2016, 29 of the world's best single handed sailors set off from Les Sables d'Olonne on the West coast of France on the 8th edition of the…