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Sailing-Burton abandons Vendee Globe after damage to boat
Last edition's bronze winner Louis Burton has pulled out of the Vendee Globe more than three weeks into the race due to serious damage to his boat, organisers of the solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world sailing competition said on Thursday.
Sailing-Richomme sails solo more than 550 nautical miles in 24 hours to break week-old record
French sailor Yoann Richomme broke the record for the most distance covered in 24 hours in a monohull when he clocked 551.84 nautical miles (1,021.7 km) in the Vendee Globe, the solo, non-stop round-the-world race.
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.
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.
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.