Alexander Selkirk, the volunteer castaway who inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Historian Daniel Charles shares his anecdotes on the history of yachting

Daniel Charles

Daniel Charles: the historian who left his mark on multihull and America's Cup research

In a Word

Vendée Globe D+116: where do the sailors stand? Latest arrivals and Denis Van Weynbergh's struggle

Modern pirates: Captain Tonz's reflections on the sea, freedom and morality

Donald Crowhurst: the lie of a man in distress during the 1968 Golden Globe Challenge

Biography of Swiss IMOCA skipper Alan Roura

Interview

Who's behind the clever puns in the Vendée Globe Editorials?

Exclusive

Navigator Gérard Petipas tells us about the Sydney Hobart.

Guirec Soudée takes a Vendée Globe selfie / Vincent Curutchet - Jean-Louis Carli / Alea

Has the Vendée Globe sold its soul to the screen?

In a Word

Ocean racing diary: Sail GP, Sailor of the Year, FFVoile, Vendée Globe...

1993: Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and Alain Gautier victims of a hoax at the finish of the Vendée Globe

In PicturesAsado in front of the Beagle Channel, with Jean Le Cam, Vincent Riou and Isabelle Autissier

Grilled sausages in Tierra del Fuego with Jean Le Cam on the Vendée Globe 2008

Vendée Globe 2024, the 40 skippers of the solo round-the-world race unveiled

Origins

A brief history of surfing: from Polynesian practice to international passion

The ILCA, an Olympic dinghy found in all sailing schools

Energy Observer arrives in Cape Town

Energy Observer: 7 years to prove the viability of green sailing technologies

Discover Martinique's yole with Loïc Mas, yoleur competitor

In Pictures

Cap Martinique: What's it like to finish an ocean race?

Catamaran Royale Atlantic

Discover the Royale Atlantic, a catamaran designed to follow race starts

The Classe Mini celebrates its 30th anniversary: a look back at the birth and evolution of a timeless class

In a WordStopover in Recife, Brazil for Team Banque Populaire

Ocean racing logbook: Arkea Ultim Challenge, Class40, Spi Ouest France...

Bruce Kirby, a pencil stroke that marked the history of sailing with the Laser

The Glénans: when the resistance democratizes yachting

Naviguer sur les sentiers du vent: A poetic stroll exploring our connection to the sea

Best of Boats Award, list of winning powerboats in 2023

Alain Gliksman on Tahiti Douche

Alain Gliksman: death of a sailor and ocean racing pen

29er on Lake Ontario in Canada

Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image, vote for your favorite sailing photo

Transat Jacques Vabre: What are the sailors doing just a few weeks before the start?

Discover the 3-masted Belem as you have never seen it before!

The Ocean Race 2023, 5 top level international IMOCA crews

Mike Birch, I've been riding the oceans

Best of Boats Award 2022, discover the finalists!

Portrait

1978 Route du Rhum, Alain Colas disappeared off the Azores

How did the Route du Rhum come about?

The Tara Ocean Foundation develops a new ship for an Arctic expedition

Florence Arthaud, portrait of the eternal "Little Bride of the Atlantic

PortraitJonas Gerckens

Jonas Gerckens : Portrait of a Belgian sailor who went through the school of Breton ocean racing

The Somme Canal

The Somme Canal, a river cruise in the heritage of northern France

Point of viewRescue of a refugee boat in the English Channel

Shipwreck in the Channel: a painful reminder of the need for solidarity at sea

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