who was forced to retire after her boat was dismasted British sailors Dame Ellen MacArthur and Alex Thomson came second in the race in 2001 and 2016, respectively Sailing as fast as possible while ...

Sailor Sam Goodchild ... "It's three or two-and-a-half months sailing non-stop on quite a technical boat, so you're trying to keep it all in one piece, whether that's sails in the water or ...

The sailor, who has dreamed of sailing in the Vendee Globe since childhood ... including that of Dorset sailor Pip Hare, whose boat was dismasted. Goodchild also nearly lost a foresail in the ...