Thirty knots in the roaring forties

The Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race is the world’s largest offshore yacht race, with, as RORC Commodore Deb Fish puts it, “a distinguished history and fearsome reputation.” That sure sums it up well. But in

The silhouette of the Fastnet Lighthouse, the austere, wild and desolate 177ft seamark in the Atlantic Ocean at the southern tip of Ireland, that marks the turning point in the Rolex Fastnet Race, is

Water is leaking into my goggles. I blink a couple of times and try to figure out which lens is the culprit. Both? It’s strange, as these goggles have done many miles in training and never leaked befo

Years in the planning, and looking set to become a biennial fixture, the much-feted Admiral’s Cup returns this summer after a 22-year hiatus. As a celebration to mark the centenary of host club, the R

Challenge Cesenatico on 11 May welcomed over 1,000 athletes and 32 nations to Italy’s Adriatic Coast. With calm seas and clear skies, the day provided ideal conditions for racing the 1.9km coastal swi

A seemingly superhuman ultrarunning barrier is tantalisingly close to being shattered. So close, in fact, that we could see it happen this year. Here’s what it will take to push beyond the edge – and who has the grit to do it