Yoann Richomme came second in the last Vendée Globe and yet he says that The Ocean Race Europe is teaching him and his crew more about a boat he already has over 30,000 miles in.

This might have not been a lap of the planet for these highly accomplished sailors and their crews, but there was no doubt that as the longest leg so far it was also the most complex and, as it turned out, the most stressful too. From straight line blasts to full on park-ups, the leader board took several major shuffles and ensured that few of the crews got much sleep at all during the 1,400 mile leg.

The rudder failure aboard the French SailGP caused an immediate nose dive and resulted in the helmsman Quentin Delapierre ending up in hospital.

What did the crews think of the dramatic opening to the practice racing at SailGP Germany in Sassnitz? Paul Goodison and jason Waterhouse explain

Practice day at the German sail GP in Sassnitz was chilling to watch. Seeing the catastrophic failure aboard the Brazilian boat as the port hull appeared to fold up under the boat as the forward cross beam failed brought back memories of San Francisco in 2013 and that’s not something we ever want to see again

Why did Sir Ben Ainslie describe the latest America's Cup agreement as 'seismic' - Here's the trailer to our feature on what the changes mean and why this could be the biggest change for the Cup since its creation over 170 years ago.

The biggest offshore race in the world was also the most tactical in years as the Rolex Fastnet Race celebrated its 100th year. Here's a trailer to our full feature in which Matt Sheahan takes a look at who won the silverware and how

The Rolex Fastnet Race kicked off with a record number of entries as the world's biggest offshore race celebrated it's 100th anniversary. Whichever way you looked at it, this year was a very special o

After a 22 year absence the Admiral's Cup is back as Cowes played host to the return of the self proclaimed World Cup of offshore sailing. Starting with the offshore Channel Race and running into three days of inshore races in the Solent, the return of this famous team event was a huge success before it's even been won. Matt Sheahan reports from Cowes at the heart of the event where he watched the racing blow by blow and talked to some of the big players.

Two days of sell out crowds and some spectacular racing made the Portsmouth leg of SailGP one to stand out. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan was there reporting from the centre of the action

It's been the talk of the Solent all season and now it's about to return. What makes it special?

It may have been the most prestigious offshore racing trophy in the world but it's been 22 years since the last event was run - So what will the format look like this time?

From the elegance of British Classic Week to the capacity crowd at the Tattinger Regatta and the spectacle of the Royal Thames Pageant, PlanetSail heads to all three to get a taste of the hottest regatta season that the UK’s South Coast has seen for many years.

This week we're talking speed - A new beast of a design for Ferrari who have their eye set on ocean records, a new milestone for the SP80 campaign as they work towards setting a new outright speed sailing record and a record crossing of the Atlantic as Tschuss II wins the NYYC/RORC Transatlantic race

How do you get to grips with one 91m mast let alone two?! PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan finds out. Here's a teaser of the full feature in which Matt talks to the captain of the world's biggest sailing ketch

How do you get to grips with one 91m mast let alone two?! PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan finds out. Here's a teaser of the full feature in which Matt talks to the captain of the world's biggest sailing ketch

The Royal Thames Yacht Club's 250th Anniversary was a spectacular affair. With over 250 boats from the latest carbon flyers to beautiful classics that were more than a century old, the four day regatta to celebrate one of the oldest clubs in the world had ticked many of the boxes even before the fleet had turned up. PlanetSail was there in the thick of the action, afloat, on board and picking up the chatter ashore. Here's a little teaser of what's in store in our feature

A record 12 teams turned up in New York for the 6th event in the SailGP calendar, but the breeze was slow to the party. For most teams the tricky conditions made this a roller coaster ride though the points board. The full PlanetSail review is now live online, here's a snippet of the action

It's a little known fact that masts makers Southern Spars built one of the Kiwi America's Cup winning boats. Emirates Team New Zealand mechanical engineer Martin McElwee explains which boat brought the Cup to NZ and how the lessons learned in the production of America's Cup masts at Southern Spars flowed both ways and even into boat building.

They build some of the biggest and fastest carbon masts in the world - PlanetSail gets inside Southern Spars to see how they do it