But Karsten Borner, the skipper of a nearby boat, suggests the sinking actually could have been caused by high winds hitting ...

Climbing the 29 mast on on an IMOCA yacht is a daunting task, but when repairs need to be made it's an essential job for the ...

The yacht's mast snapped in two at 21:45 GMT on Sunday ... She had patched together a "jury rig" - using what is left of the mast and some sail to keep moving without relying on her engine ...

A sailor has reached land almost two weeks after a snapped mast ended her bid to be the first woman to finish a 24,300-mile ...

The yacht’s original owner ... including having its mast removed and reinstalled. Steve Branagh, the managing director of RSB ...

“When it landed, the mast broke and fell over the side ... ensuring there were no holes in the boat, and jury-rigging a sail. Neville Rose was among four Ocean Racing Club of Victoria ...

Team Malizia's Boris Herrmann faced one of his greatest fears on Monday when he had to climb the 29-meter high mast of his ...

With Medallia being buffeted by wind and rain, Hare had to cut free all of the rigging that was holding the sharp stubs of carbon mast to the boat to prevent them from punching a hole in the ...

Pip Hare had been aiming to become the first woman to complete the race twice. Credit: Pip Hare Ocean Racing A sailor from Poole has finally reached land almost two weeks after a snapped mast ...

The damage to his IMOCA yacht shroud, a key component of the rigging that supports the mast, broke over the weekend while Weores was sailing on a port tack in winds exceeding 40 knots ...

Pip Hare, 50, who set off in her 60ft (18m) yacht Medallia ... in the world." Her mast snapped more than two months into the race, forcing her to patch together a "jury rig", allowing her to ...