“In my entire life I have never given up on any of my projects, but……
Voyages
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,…
Storm sailing in a 16ft open boat: Extract from The Sea Takes No Prisoners
I’m always delighted to find a book about high adventure undertaken with no sponsorship and…
Sailing Cape Horn on Pelagic: An extract from Rounding the Horn by Dallas Murphy
‘Rounding the Horn – Being a story of Williwaws and Windjammers, Drake, Darwin, Murdered Missionaries…
Sailing from South Africa to Europe: Chris Tibbs’ top tips for a smooth passage
There are a number of advantages to doing this, as well as saving around 3,000…
How to sail across the Indian Ocean: Everything you need to know
“It’s still a long way to get home,” Carina Hammarlund muses. My partner Weitze van…
Solo Caribbean sailing: Trevor Robertson on 38ft Diva’s memorable maiden voyage
“In 2017-18, sailed from New Zealand to the Antarctic Peninsula by way of Cape Horn…
Sailing around the world in an 18ft boat: Extract from Australia The Hard Way
Our Great Seamanship series tells stories of supremely difficult epic voyages, interspersed with tales of…
Heaven and hell: Sailing the Magellan strait on 37m superyacht Pumula
A voyage around the southern tip of the Americas, will always be a mix of…
Finishing a solo circumnavigation: An extract from Solitaire Spirit by Les Powles
If he hadn’t chosen to write a book, Les Powles could well have remained one…
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 great sailing book belied by its humble…