Essex purchase follows Wales and Scotland
Sailing news
Vendée Globe: the race starts today
Excitement and tension build as fleet prepares to leave Les Sables
Cocaine haul
60 ft yacht boarded by armed police
Vendée Globe: White’s Toe in the water
Steve White's Toe in the Water joins the fleet
Vendée Globe: solo racer’s prayer flags
Peyron's hopes are blowing in the wind
Death sentence for man who tied sailors to anchor
Jury vote on man who drowned cruising couple
Vendee troubles
Alex Thomson faces another setback
Vendée Globe: Dame Ellen supports BT’s Seb Josse
MacArthur's back in Les Sables to cheer on team mate
Vendée Globe: Mustard up your nose?
Rumblings of commercial discontent in Les Sables shot down
Vendée Globe: the White stuff
An interview with the everyman who never stopped believing