• Artemis Ocean Racing establish new Length of Britain record 2 days, 14 hours and 6 minutes
• Vendee2020Vision sailors take 21 hours and 44 minutes off existing Length of Britain Record
• Team now hold two major British records, Round Britain and Ireland and Length of Britain
Read MoreThe team are haeding into the final 24 hours of the record
Read MoreThe team is heading towards Belfast Lock for repair to vertical wand & car bungy, repair expected to take 1 - 2hrs before the crew continue north
Read MoreGreat performance overnight managing the conditions as the crew aims to avoid the worst of the storm, a morning of gybes ahead as they head towards Belfast....
Read MoreThe final few miles ahead for the crew as they prepare to start the Length of Britain Challenge, Lizzie updates us on the first night at sea.
Read MoreFour of Britain’s young offshore sailing talent are on standby for an assault on the Length of Britain record, from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The current record held by British sailor Phil Sharp stands at 3 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes, 15 seconds at an average speed of 7.39 knots.
Read MoreIn its quest to determine the best candidates to follow in the footsteps of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen Macarthur, Mike Golding and Alex Thomson as Britain’s next top singlehanded offshore racing star, Vendee2020Vision has further refined its squad of sailors down from six to four.
Read MoreWhile in Les Sables d’Olonne competitors continue to stream across the finish line of the Vendée Globe after three and a half months at sea, in Southampton work continues to train up British sailing talent to give them the best chance of competing in the Vendée Globe in four year’s time. Sailor selection is confirmed.
Read MoreIn 2017 the selected top six will once again undertake coaching both on and off the water. On board the Artemis Ocean Racing IMOCA 60 the sailors are shown the ropes by Vendée2020Vision’s head coach, former Vendée Globe competitor and record-breaking round the world yachtswoman, Dee Caffari.
Read MoreNew initiative to nurture a British Vendée Globe winner
Launched in 2016, Vendée2020Vision is a new initiative to support British sailors along the path to success in yacht racing’s most challenging event - the Vendée Globe, the quadrennial singlehanded non-stop round the world race.
