When François Gabart reached Les Sables-d’Olonne on January 27, 2013, thousands of fans had braved the drizzle for hours to greet him. It was late at night and much colder by the time Armel Le Cléac’h ...

Romain Attanasio, skipper of the Famille Mary – Etamine du Lys boat hit a UFO (unidentified floating object) at around 1130 UTC today (Monday 5th December). Romain was around 470 miles south of Cape ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. And now that the New York Vendée Transatlantic Race is just about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Vendée Globe sailing race ended last night just as it started 80 days earlier—with high drama on the high seas. The solo, ...

Editor’s Note: Shirley Robertson is a two-time Olympic sailing champion and host of CNN’s Mainsail. She reflects on the Vendee Globe, a grueling sailing race that was won Thursday by Frenchman Armel ...

(Reuters) - Charlie Dalin became the first to cross the finish line of the Vendee Globe round-the-world sailing race on Wednesday but he is not yet guaranteed a victory. The Frenchman aboard 'Apivia' ...

Before beginning the Vendée Globe, a solo, nonstop around-the-world sailing race, Romain Attanasio could only describe the preparation as complicated. Sure, there was sorting out the sails. And ...

Not many 66-year-olds would choose to spend three months alone at sea, eating instant oatmeal while trying to steer a 60-foot boat across the most demanding oceans on the planet. But Rich Wilson isn’t ...

The toughest sporting event in the world is extreme, technical, challenging, harrowing and sometimes deadly. This is an event where—for months—competitors may sleep only two hours a day while ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Charlie Dalin became the first to cross the finish line of the Vendee Globe round-the-world sailing race on Wednesday but he is not yet guaranteed a victory. The Frenchman aboard ...

Sam Davies and Romain Attanasio have long supported each other in yacht races. Now, they are both in the Vendée Globe, a four-month race around the world. By Chris Museler Before beginning the Vendée ...