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Voyages
South Sandwich Islands sailing: Skip Novak on an ambitious scientific mission
The rule of thumb when doing these tricky inflatable beach landings is to hang in…
Sailing the Southern Ocean in a 27ft boat: Extract from Captain Bungle’s Odyssey
Captain Bungle’s Odyssey by Paddy Macklin is a book belied by its title. Extraordinarily self-effacing,…
Special delivery: Sailing Dominican Republic to Florida in a foiling catamaran
It was an experience I’ll never forget: blasting downwind across the Northeast Providence Channel, on…
OSTAR 2017: David Southwood recounts an exceptionally brutal Atlantic storm
Competitors in the 2017 Original Single-handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR) experienced the worst conditions since the…
Solo Pacific sailing: The adventures of Webb Chiles and his Moore 24 Gannet
As soon as I opened the companionway I knew we had up too much sail.…
Sailing to Jan Mayen: An extract from So Far, So Good by Paddy Barry
I first met Paddy Barry in the late 80s at a Breton traditional boat festival.…
North East Passage ice rescue: Extract from Northabout by Jarlath Cunnane
Jarlath Cunnane’s book Northabout is a must for anyone dreaming of ice navigation or who…
Family sailing to Hawaii in a 34ft classic boat: Vixen’s great Pacific voyage
In September 2004, Bruce Halabisky and Tiffany Loney sailed from Victoria BC bound for Hilo,…
Exumas to New York in a 33ft boat: Dick Carter’s extraordinary east coast voyage
In 1965 a young American designer, Dick Carter, met up with Bernard Hayman of Yachting…
Voyage of Integrity: Sailing to Jan Mayen island on a modern classic cutter
“Please could you come up on deck,” accompanied the gentle nudge that breached the cocoon…
Sailing the North West Passage: An extract from Graeme Kendall’s To the Ice and Beyond
Every so often, a book appears that blows preconceptions clean out of the porthole. To…
Sailing Greenland: An ice-bound voyage through Prince Christian Sound
“Can you see a way through?” Perched on the spreaders, binoculars in hand, Magnus shook…
Solo overboard: An extract from Miles Hordern’s Sailing The Pacific
Back in the early 1990s, a young man called Miles Hordern sailed his 28ft Kim…
The inside story of Greta Thunberg’s upwind Atlantic crossing on La Vagabonde
The sky flashed a blinding white light and a spark came down just a few…
The adventures of Infinity: Sailing to Antarctica on a 120ft handmade ketch
“When I say ‘Jump!’ y’all say ‘How high?’. If y’all don’t want to say ‘How…
Pete Goss transatlantic: Vendee Globe racer embraces life in the slow lane
Out of the blackness a breaking crest makes itself known with an alien glow of…
Sailing Antarctica: Record-breaking voyage around the southern continent
Many believe number seven to be lucky. The seventh day of February proved to be…
Sailing South Georgia: The inside story of Skip Novak’s 2018 expedition
We were eight days out from the south coast of South Georgia and once again…
Sailing around Cape Horn on the world’s largest ketch Aquijo
When asked to help guide the 86m/282ft ketch Aquijo for a cruise in Tierra del…