Sally previews Vendee race
Twenty skippers are named for the Vendee Globe race for 2012/2013
First pictures of rescued yachtswoman
US Coastguard footage shows rescued Kent yachtswoman Dr Jane Hitchens arriving in San Francisco.
Yachtswomen injured by giant wave
A yachtswoman from Kent is undergoing treatment in America after her vessel was hit by a freak wave in the Pacific.
Live updates
Video: Alex Thomson crosses the Vendee Globe finishing line
VIDEO: Alex Thomson, from Gosport in Hampshire, crosses the finishing line of the Vendee Globe round the world yacht race. He took third place this morning.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston congratulates Hampshire sailor
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail solo non-stop around the world, has congratulated Alex Thomson on his podium finish in the prestigious Vendee Globe, the only single-handed non-stop round-the-world race.
At the age of 25 Alex Thomson became the youngest skipper to win a round-the-world race when he led Ariel to victory in the 1998-99 edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, which was founded by Sir Robin to enable people from all walks of life to experience the challenge of ocean racing.
Alex Thomson, from Gosport, completed the Vendee Globe today in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, 80 days after leaving on his record-breaking circumnavigation, finishing in third place behind Frenchmen Francois Gabart and Armel Le Cleac’h.
– Sir Robin Knox JohnstonCongratulations to Alex for joining the exclusive list of solo circumnavigators. The significance of his achievement is better understood when it is appreciated that three times as many people have been into space as have sailed solo around the world
Advertisement
Video of Sam Davies, named as Vendee race skipper
VIDEO: Sam Davies from Hampshire who will be a skipper in the Vendee Globe race.
Sally previews Vendee race
by Sally Simmonds
Twenty skippers are named for the Vendee Globe race for 2012/2013
Read the full storyVideo of Alex Thomson, who will take part in the Vendee Globe Race
VIDEO: Alex Thomson will sail single-handedly around the world.
Skippers named for Vendee solo race
Twenty yachtsmen - including three Hampshire skippers - have been named for the 2012/2013 Vendee Globe race. Alex Thomson, Sam Davies and Mike Golding will sail single-handedly around the world in 50 days time.
The event starts in the French village of Les Sables d'Olonne on November 10th and sails around the world from west to east via the three major capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn.
There is a long slide down the Atlantic, then across the Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Then, it's back up the Atlantic, finishing from where it all started.
Advertisement
First footage of rescued yachtswoman
First pictures of rescued yachtswoman
US Coastguard footage shows rescued Kent yachtswoman Dr Jane Hitchens arriving in San Francisco.
Read the full storyYachtswomen injured by giant wave
by John Ryall
A yachtswoman from Kent is undergoing treatment in America after her vessel was hit by a freak wave in the Pacific.
Read the full storyFreak wave in the Pacific
Footage from the Geraldton Western Australia as it's hit by massive waves in the Pacific. Two British sailors are heading for hospital in the USA - one with broken ribs, and the other with a pelvic injury.
Today's top stories
