Canada

Maybe he's not quite like a phoenix from the ashes, but Derek Hatfield has nonetheless resurrected Algimouss Spirit of Canada and gotten back in the Vendee Globe.  After a smack-down storm right out of the gate, Derek was among several in the fleet to turn back to Les Sables d'Olone for emergency, last-chance repairs, but he's one of only four so far who've been able to get back onto the course, and h

Saint-Malo, France - The crew of the Class 40 sailboat Groupe Sefico, currently sailing in the Transat Quebec Saint Malo yacht race, reported early this morning that their boat had been dismasted - they are now out of the race. Though disappointed, Skipper Philippe Vallée, along with crew members Eric Caiveau, Gildas Abgrall and Thomas Duhamel report that all are well, and that they are currently sailing about 1050 miles from Saint-Malo. Vallée describes what happened: "We have dismasted and the race is over for us.

Newfoundland, Canada - It has been a slog for the boats sailing in the 2008 Transat Quebec Saint Malo, and a miserable one at that. With the trimaran Crêpes Whaou being the first boat to clear Newfoundland, the speeds are beginning to pick up, and the sprint across the Atlantic has begun.

Quebec, Canada - Two days into the Quebec Saint-Malo Transat, and the boats have yet to clear the St. Lawrence river estuary. This is the only crewed West-to-East non-stop trans-Atlantic yacht race, and it starts with 400 miles of tricky, foggy, often light-air river sailing around rocks and sandbars before reaching the Atlantic. At the lead of the pack is Franck-Yves Escoffier's bright red, yellow and orange tri Crêpes Whaou!