It is most odd to be going in completely the opposite direction from the one originally planned, and in solid downwind conditions - the very conditions you would hope to carry you towards Cape Horn

Throughout Sunday, thoughts of competitive racing were temporarily suspended for one of the Class40s in the Southern Ocean as the South African team on Phesheya-Racing was forced to heave-

This leg will be remembered as the ultimate test of patience and resilience, it's been just over a week since we left Wellington, two boats have turned around and headed back in the first big South

Telefonica scored their third consecutive leg win in the Volvo Ocean Race – the

Thousands of fans lined the dock to deliver a raucous late night welcome to Team Sanya, the first sole Chinese entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, as they sailed into their home port on Sunday.

Conditions have been improving significantly at the front of the fleet in the Southern Ocean since two of the Global Ocean Race Class40s turned back to New Zealand on Thursday.

Puma reached Sanya in fourth place on leg three of the Volvo Ocean Race at 08:29 UTC/16:29 local UTC with an elapsed time of 13d 00h 29m 12s.

I bet that almost every final leg blog from any Volvo boat starts with..."This has been a tough leg." Don't imagine any of you have ever heard a Volvo sailor saying, "This leg has be

If this were a movie the last two days would have made for some nice drama on the high seas, imagine the context, a fleet of racing boats headed for Cape Horn, a South Pacific gale battering the fl

Camper did well to come home in third place on this leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the Sanya finish line at 07:28:24 UTC.