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Xabi Fernández and his in-form MAPFRE team claimed their second victory in Leg Zero qualifying with another commanding performance in the build-up to the Volvo Ocean Race.

MAPFRE had a lead of seven nautical miles when they crossed the fi...

Rob Graham, 39, from Angmering, West Sussex, has been formally announced as the professional skipper who will lead the Nasdaq team entry in the 40,000-nautical mile Clipper Race, the biggest round-the-world yacht race, when it sets sail from Liver...

HRH princess Anne meets with young people who have taken part in the National Citizenship Service (NCS) at UKSA.

Boaters urged to combat carbon monoxide in light of MAIB report findings

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report following an investigation into the fatal accident which occurred on board the motor cruiser Va...

Success in sport requires considerable determination and perseverance; they in turn require a goal to fuel them. In the case of French yachtsman, Didier Gaudoux, his dream was to win the Rolex Fastnet Race.

It was an ambition conceived in the la...

A project to improve access for disabled people on Burton Mill Pond has come to fruition with the formal opening of a new access ramp and pontoon and the launch of a wheelchair accessible Wheelyboat Mk I.

The Wheelyboat project has been organise...

Since launching in June, nearly 3,000 RYA members have already taken advantage of the exclusive free ticket offer to the 2017 Yachtmarket.com Southampton Boat Show, and there is still time for you to claim your FREE ticket.

Not only can members ...

Start area for the Series B competitors, Race Week 2016. Photo: Liz Sagues

From Simrad comes the RS20 DSC marine VHF radio, ideal for a variety of boats from small RIBs to larger cruisers. The radio includes a high contrast black-on-white display that is clearly visible in bright sunlight. Nighttime visibility has also b...

People wanting to learn how to sail — or improve their existing knowledge — are being given more opportunities to master the skill later this year.

Due to demand, the Trinity Sailing Foundation is offering additional weeks of RYA tui...

A team of veterans affected by military operations has swapped home comforts for two months of nautical endurance as they attempt to sail 2000 nautical miles around the British Isles.

Under blue skies the crew of 17 veterans – many with li...

Paul Phillips (Hansa Liberty) was crowned 2017 RYA Sailability Multiclass Champion of Champions at the tenth RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta this weekend.

More than 50 boats and 74 sailors converged at Rutland Water to compete at Britain&rsqu...

Arriving in Plymouth at 05:55 BST and a little over ten hours outside of the current multihull line honours, the MOD70 Concise 10 became the first yacht to complete the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. Having led the record-breaking fleet throughout the e...

The five children who joined the crew of racing yacht Black Dog Team Gul and went on to score a win on the opening day of Falmouth Week described their experience with an emphatic “amazing!”.

“Hiking out over the edge at speed ...

After a night of close-quarters tacking in the Celtic Sea into a 15-knot northwesterly breeze Dongfeng Race Team, which had been in second place in the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet, was the first to round the famous Fastnet Rock this mornin...

Made for speed and action on the water, this lighter technical shell jacket from Helly Hansen is constructed from a new three-ply Helly Tech® fabric with a softer inside. Cut for freedom of movement and with a mid-height collar, the foil is id...

As seven of the eight yachts competing in the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) battle it out in this week’s RORC Rolex Fastnet Race, they will be carrying a lot less weight on the transom than ever before, thanks to an unparalleled innovat...

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Alex Thomson, remains upbeat on day two of the Fastnet, despite currently sitting in ninth place in the IMOCA class. Thomson and his co-sailor, Nicholas O’Leary, are approximately just twenty miles behind the leader SMA. The conditions th...

Rounding the Fastnet Rock on the southern tip of Ireland at 15:49 BST, Tony Lawson’s Concise 10 leads the fleet in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race. The MOD70 became the first yacht to round the race’s emblematic landmark and is making rapi...