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Thomson was the first in the IMOCA class to cross finish line earlier today, but was subsequently handed a 24-hour time penalty by the race jury for using his engine

Alex Thomson has today crossed the finish line of the four-yearly solo Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, as the first in the IMOCA Class

While sailing on port tack at the north end of Grande Terre island, Hugo Boss ran aground on rocky cliffs around 21:45hrs (local time/0145hrs UTC Friday)

 French solo skipper Armel Tripon yesterday won the Multi50 class in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe

An operation is under way to rescue Lalou Roucayrol, the French skipper who capsized 1,000 nautical miles east of Guadeloupe

Plymouth City Council and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) have confirmed that Plymouth will host the finish of the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race

The ninth day at sea in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race saw the second capsize in this 11th edition

Making his debut at last in the Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau, is one of the most famous names from the final era of the Olympic keelboat

French skipper Lalou Roucayrol has capsized on his Multi50 Arkema. The incident happened at around 0630hrs UTC/0730 CET

The embattled French leader has the prospect of having another Southern Ocean buster roll over him this weekend 

Armel Tripon, the runaway leader in the Multi50 class, is hoping to be the third skipper to finish the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race

Between 31 October and 3 November, the world's best female match racers gathered in Ascona to compete in the Swiss International Women's Match.

SailGP today unveiled the fifth team in its new global racing league – the China SailGP Team

Robert Scheidt and Arthur Lopes (BRA) are the 2018 South American champions of the Star class

Wanhang Longcheer has won back the Beneteau 40.7 trophy at the 12th China Cup, after losing out to Yiihua-Pocket Emirates Team New Zealand

François Gabart crossed the finishing line of the 11th Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe in 2nd place in the Ultime class

In the closest finish since it was first staged in 1978, the French ocean racing veteran Francis Joyon won the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo to Pointe-À-Pitre early this morning. 

Francois Gabart on MACIF has seen his lead over Francis Joyon disappear completely as the two French skippers have crept around the west side of Basse-Terre island in windless conditions in the final miles of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe

The Lanzarote edition of the Melges 40 Grand Prix season has officially come to a close, as the tenth race has been run and the results are finalized for the 2018 ranking.

Ray Roberts has now manoeuvred BoomEgg - JoyOurs Team to just two points off the lead in the hotly contested Beneteau 40.7 at the China Cup

François Gabart was still leading the Route du Rhum, with roughly 50 nautical miles to go before clearing the tête à l’Anglais and starting to go round the island

Congratulations are in full order for 2018 Melges 40 Lanzarote Grand Prix Champion Alessandro Rombelli at the helm of STIG

The Atlantic regatta starting off Las Palmas in the Canaries and arriving at the Caribbean Island of St Lucia, involves a special crew of diabetic patients

French sailing superstar, François Gabart has less than 800 nautical miles to go to the finish in the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe

Cheung Kong Sailing Club Team moved to the top of the Beneteau 40.7 leaderboard after a solid performance on day three of the China Cup

The Guadeloupean capital Pointe-a-Pitre prepares a big weekend welcome for the first finishers of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo

With six races complete at the 2018 Melges 40 Grand Prix in Lanzarote, Alessandro Rombelli's STIG has extended his lead in the most impressive manner

After 5 days of tough racing in the Route du Rhum, Britain’s Alex Thomson is in good spirits and looking to put the hammer down on Hugo Boss

Cheung Kong Sailing Team closed to just a point off the lead of the Beneteau 40.7 at the China Cup International Regatta in Shenzhen

The two leading Multi50s in the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race are set to make technical pit stops