...but 'it looks a lot worse than it is'
Sailing news
Captain Calamity the Third
Bomb squad called to deal with leaky flares
Seagoing dog rescued by trawler
Hound found offshore
Forecast of 50 knots
Atlantic record attempt
Keelboat squads chosen
40 sailors picked for 2009
Weekend Video: Vendée Globe preview
Meet the 30 skippers in the world's toughest race
Branson concedes defeat
A night from hell
The English Patients
Thomson and White's repairs going well
Technicolour yawns on Spirit of Mystery
Lugger's crew settle down after two days at sea
Eleventh-hour reprieve for Steve White
British Vendée skipper secures last-minute funding