Helen Fretter Archives

Jazz Turner: Face everything and rise

November 12th, 2025

Having been given just months to live, Jazz Turner sailed a solo circumnavigation around Britain. The achievement earned her consideration

October 8th, 2025

by Helen Fretter, Yachting World French ocean racer Charlie Dalin has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2023,

August 27th, 2025

A full-bore collision mid-English Channel left a Class40 smashed in half and its two skippers clinging to wreckage. Helen Fretter

April 29th, 2025

Since the first race in 1989, France has won all ten editions of the Vendée Globe, but if there is

April 12th, 2025

by Helen Fretter, Yachting World The Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona last autumn was a game changer: there had

October 30th, 2024

Could the Vendée Globe 2024-25 be the most competitive ever? In Yachting World, Helen Fretter finds out what the skippers

June 23rd, 2024

Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail solo non-stop around the world. Yachting World’s Helen Fretter finds out

May 10th, 2024

First to foil a Giant multihull around the world, Charles Caudrelier has moved the bar in offshore racing. Helen Fretter

March 9th, 2024

Yachting World editor Helen Fretter takes a look at 10 women who are driving success in competitive sailing at the

May 19th, 2022

The ‘trickle down’ from the America’s Cup once meant equipment developed for the teams would, after the competition, reach the