Sailing-France's Lunven sets solo distance record in Vendee Globe
France's Nicolas Lunven set a record for the longest distance covered in a monohull yacht by a solo skipper in 24 hours during the Vendee Globe race on Wednesday.
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Sailing-'Monster Under the Bed' looms as Vendee Globe celebrates first clean start in years
LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France - The Vendee Globe was celebrating its first clean start in recent years on Monday, with no skippers forced to turn back to port in the opening hours of the solo, non-stop round-the-world yacht race, dubbed the Everest of the Seas.
Solway Yacht Club hosts Borders Grand Prix and Palnackie Pursuit at Kippford
As the 2024 sailing season moves into its later stages, it was a busy weekend in Kippford.
Tech and environmental sustainability projects emerge as winners in European Design Awards
A record player, a yacht, a shelf, and a high-tech hospital bed were all among designs honoured at the 2024 Design Europa Awards yesterday (25 September) for their creativity and innovation, but also management of environmental impact.
'We pulled our kids out of school to sail the world - it was tough but they learnt a lot'
A couple withdrew their children from school to embark on a yacht journey to Africa, despite having no previous sailing experience. Daniel Monk, 41, his wife Bow, 36, and their daughters Amelia, 13, and Olivia, seven, sailed from Falmouth to Cape Verde in a 45-foot yacht they named Pancakes.
British woman dead and man missing in Mallorca after tragic incident while hiking
A British woman has been found dead in Mallorca and a British man is still missing after they were reportedly swept away in flash flood, Spanish police said. They were hiking when the incident happened on the Spanish Island on Tuesday.
Italy opens murder and manslaughter case after superyacht sinking
"We have opened an investigation against unknown persons on charges of manslaughter and culpable homicide," prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio told a news conference in the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese on Saturday morning.
Hannah Lynch’s sister pays emotional tribute to ‘my little angel’ after yacht sinking
The older sister of Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah, who died alongside her father when the luxury yacht they were on capsized, has paid an emotional tribute to her 'little angel'.