When it comes to regrets, I have none. But on all my voyages the golden…
Voyages
Exploring Guyana’s mighty Essequibo River by boat
You don’t see Guyana as you approach it from the ocean, its low-lying coastline perfectly…
How to sail around the world: Launching an epic adventure
Personal preparations and sailing skills are still the biggest part of planning to sail around…
Swimming with humpback whales
“Slip into the water, don’t jump. Try not to splash, and follow me,” our guide…
The hen that sailed around the world: a farewell to Monique
Monique, a Rhode Island Red hen who joined solo sailor Guirec Soudée on multiple sailing…
Smallest boats: The bonkers world of Microyacht adventures
Often the smallest boats to cross oceans look much like a child’s crayon picture of…
From ocean racing to catamaran cruising: an adventure for all the family
Nobody could ever accuse my wife Sophie and me of taking the easy route in…
An Arctic adventure: ice-bound in Spitsbergen
Andrzej Jankowski, better known as Captain Andy, is a one-off. I met him in Warsaw…
Around Cape Horn in a proa
American sailor Ryan Finn has become the first yachtsman ever to sail around Cape Horn…
Homeward Bound: across the Pacific
The tireless whirring of my coffee machine brought me back to my senses as I…
Jimmy Cornell: A life at sea
“In my entire life I have never given up on any of my projects, but……
Into the Southern Ocean – navigating by sextant in the south
Rudyard Kipling famously wrote that the complete person can meet with triumph and disaster and…
Trapped upside down in the North Sea
John Passmore is a man unafraid to move with the times. A professional journalist with…
Caribbean warmth: Cruising the Grenadines in a restored Swan 37
We glide down the eastern side of El Hierro and leap into the vastness of…
Great seamanship: Scarborough to Brightlingsea
The Edwardian period of English yachting is best remembered for the great cutters and schooners…
Polar Circumnavigation: An extract from Open Water Breaking Ice
The ultimate success of a yacht depends on how carefully her original owner defined the…
London to Stockholm on an 87ft houseboat: An extract from Sailing Barge Venta
Back in the 1960s when the last Thames sailing barges were coming out of trading,…
Sailing with humpback whales: An amazing extract from Orca by John A Pennington
It’s far too easy for a retired ocean sailor like me who served his time…
Sailing Antarctica: Vendée Globe veteran’s memorable return to the frozen south
The dense silence is broken only by the sound of snowflakes landing on my protective…
Extract from Sailing through Russia: From the Arctic to the Black Sea
When the Great Seamanship series was planned back in 2004 it was about giant waves,…