Elaine Bunting

Engine start button

Why cruising sailors are highly unlikely to spend $149,000 on a wind-seeking device

Flamenco Marina

The status value of an ultra shiny motorboat and how to keep it that way

Panama Canal

A dream comes true for me as I make the historic crossing from Atlantic to Pacific

Groupama 3 off Ushant

Maxi trimarans Groupama and Banque Populaire are bidding for a sub 50-day round the world record. What are the odds?

Desjoyeaux

What's the French maestro Mich Desj up to? His secret project has been causing much speculation

Reid Stowe

Sailor, mystic and artist Reid Stowe has spent the longest ever time at sea without stopping. Before he left I met this glorious eccentric

Born to Twitter

Resistance is futile. Twitter is a medium tailor-made for some of us

Trinity House

Trinity House in London is a wonderful treasure trove of artefacts from its long and rich history

St Lucia

Changing the name of a city or a country is all the rage. Is there more to it than post-colonial rebranding?

Noughties

You didn't realise it was end of an era? Me neither, but here are some trends from the bygone Noughties

Cake

An easy way to impress the press