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Bermuda

New Zealand win America's Cup

New Zealand lift sailing's greatest prize - The America's Cup, beating Team USA 7:1 in Bermuda

26/06/2017

Bermuda

New Zealand sitting pretty in Bermuda

Kiwis storm to early lead in Bermuda

19/06/2017

Sport

America's Cup: New Zealand take convincing win over Sweden

Team NZ sail through to a revenge match against the USA in the America's Cup.

13/06/2017

Sport

Sweden storm into America's Cup Challenger final

10/06/2017

Bermuda

Kiwis sail through to America's Cup final

Emirates Team New Zealand through to America's Cup final in Bermuda.

09/06/2017

Sport

NZ capsize gifting Team GB and Ben Ainslie fourth leg of America's Cup eliminator semi-final

New Zealand still lead 3-1 in first to five semi-final against Britain for honour of contesting America's Cup after capsize gifts GB win.

07/06/2017

Sport

Ainslie sail failure scuppers UK chances in second America's Cup semis

Britain's America's Cup challenge is in trouble after sail failure put Ben Ainslie two-nil down in his semi-final clash with New Zealand.

06/06/2017

Sport

Fingers crossed for good America's Cup weather

25/05/2017

Eco-Innovation

Sailing alongside British star-skipper Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson finished 2nd on the last Vendée Globe, the sailing race in solo around the globe without stop or assistance, and is tipped to be the next winner.

30/04/2017

Eco-Innovation

Alan Roura's 105 days at sea

105 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes and 32 seconds.

29/04/2017

United Kingdom

Russian super yacht impounded in Gibraltar

Ahoy! Russian billionaire industrialist Andrey Melnichenko's new €400 million “super yacht” impounded by the Gibraltar Port Authority

21/02/2017

Sport

Britain gets serious about America's Cup again with new challenger

Olympic champion Ben Ainslie has high hopes for a new hi-tech British boat and its chances of winning the America's Cup for the first time.

07/02/2017

Sport

Around the world in 40 days - Joyon sets new sailing record

Frenchman Francis Joyon and his five-man crew won the Jules Verne trophy for setting the fastest time to sail around the world on Thursday.

26/01/2017

Sport

Sailing: Frenchman Le Cleac'h holds off Brit Thomson to win Vendee Globe

French skipper Armel Le Cleac’h held off Britain’s Alex Thomson to win the gruelling solo round-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race.

19/01/2017

Sport

Le Cleac'h on course for Vendee Globe victory, but Brit Thomson lurking close behind

Armel Le Cleac’h looks set to celebrate a first victory in the gruelling Vendee Globe solo non stop round-the-world race.

18/01/2017

Sport

The Vendée Globe: Time is running out for Alex Thomson

The eighth edition of the Vendee Globe, the world’s only solo, nonstop around-the-world sailing race is drawing to a close as the two frontrunners Alex Thomson and Armel le Cleac’h are giving sailing

17/01/2017

Sport

Vendee Globe: Alex Thomson sets new world record

Welsh sailor Alex Thomson continued his great run of form, setting a world record for the most distance sailed solo in 24 hours in the Vendee Globe.

16/01/2017

Sci-Tech

Sun and wind to power Energy Observer catamaran on six year circumnavigation

The Energy Observer catamaran is poised to set sail around the world powered by renewable energy.

16/01/2017

Sport

Le Cléac'h holds onto lead despite Doldrums in Vendee Globe

The last week of the Vendee Globe has arrived and just two sailors appear to be in with a chance of victory, a Breton and a Welshman.

10/01/2017

Sport

French sailor sets new world record

Frenchman Thomas Coville has made sailing history after securing the world record for a single-handed non-stop sailing of the globe.

26/12/2016