The sailor, who has dreamed of sailing in the Vendee Globe since childhood, said was nursing his yacht back to the finish in France under two jibs (foremast sails). "It's a change of story and I'm ...

It’s any sail in front of the foremast (the mast closest to the bow). Gunwales are the top edges of a ship’s sides. No whales or wails involved—it’s “GUN-uhl,” like tunnel. The ...