The U.S.-based 11th Hour Racing Team won the around-the-world Ocean Race on Thursday, thanks to a jury that awarded the hobbled sloop the equivalent of a second-place finish in a leg it couldn’t ...

The world's longest and most grueling competition is underway as competitors adventure 36,000 miles around the planet on sailboats. The race is intense — but it's not just about winning and glory. The ...

In What It’s Like, people tell us, well, what it’s like to have experiences many of us have not even imagined. In this entry, we spoke to amateur mariner Sam Holmes, 35, who crosses oceans—by ...

On Sunday 10 December, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Cape Town and plunges south, into the mysterious Southern Ocean. With double points up for grabs, it means that Leg 3 could be a game changer ...

Oliver Widger prepares to set sail from Oregon to Hawaii. An Oregon man has amassed a large social media following as he sails across the Pacific Ocean for the first time with his cat. When Oliver ...

There are grueling sports and then there’s the Volvo Ocean Race. The “Everest of sailing” is a triennial sporting event that sees seven teams battle it out on the world’s oceans. For nine months, the ...

It was day three into the 2,500-mile race when the crew aboard the Morning Light caught a glimpse of another boat coming toward their vessel. They were en route from Los Angeles to Hawaii – with ...