Rope steering poses a daily problem for the crew of a Beneteau First 40.7
Elaine Bunting
First ARC yachts finish
Front runners finish, but others have to make do with trolling lures
Banana boat captain prosecuted
Norwegian captain of ship that hit the Nab Tower 'failed in his duty to navigate his ship properly'
Fruit and oil spill out of holed ship
Salvage operation still underway on the banana boat that ran straight into the Nab Tower
Mystery surrounds missing yacht
Insurers question whether a Swan 48 that disappeared in the Atlantic last month was single-handed or had crew
TV deal for BT Global Challenge
The deal for television rights to the round the world race could be the key to new sponsors
How do you choose skippers to race round the world?
They'll be managing 17 people, day and night, for nearly a year and looking after almost GBP2 million of business. It's a tall order for the skippers hoping to do…
Australia launches Volvo Ocean race entry
First ever Australian entry in the former Whitbread round the world race is to be on a grand scale
Coastguard tugs to guard against Millennium mayhem
Emergency towing and salvage plans in place in case Millennium bug strikes shipping round UK
Jailed skipper can reapply for qualifications
Mark Litchfield, skipper of the Maria Assumpta, is free to retake Yachtmaster exams and become a master again
Yachtsman’s cruising dream ends on a reef
Second collision and third calamity puts 73-year-old sailor firmly ashore
Ellen set to take on top French sailors – again
British yachtswoman aims to learn about one-design racing in top French two-handed event
Another BT Challenge campaigner is launched
Insurance company backs a boat for the third consecutive race
Pete Goss’s new boat on Tomorrow’s World
TV programme gets under the skin of the revolutionary British contender for The Race round the world
Team Dennis Conner signs up for Volvo Ocean Race
Dennis Conner aims for third attempt at the round the world race
ARC 98 off to a light start
Over 160 boats set off for the Caribbean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
British motorboat breaks round the world record
Nigel Irens-designed trimaran motors round the world in 75 days