If he did this all again, what would Jan-Eric Osterlund change aboard Adele? I talked to him over breakfast this morning on a fantastic sailing day as we thundered along…

I've been remiss in not introducing readers of this blog to exactly who is on board Adele

After a starlit and unfortunately windless night, Saturday dawns with a glassy calm and temperatures (water and air) soaring onto the high 20s

Yachting photographer Thierry Martinez has been swimming around the waters of Australia snapping unusual sealife 16/2/07

Big entry expected for Stanford Antigua Sailing Week's 40th anniversary event in April 16/2/07

There are 18 bodies on Adele and 11 loos. Where does 'it' all end up?

Going overboard doesn't bear thinking about but there's a rigorous procedure to follow aboard Adele if the worst happens, and various means of retrieval

Out of the Roaring Forties into the Thirsty Thirties and a mass of electronic information tells us when we'll arrive in Rio. Life onboard Adele heats up but there's an…

Mike Golding receives OBE from Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace 15/2/07

Some photos to prove that life (and work) for Dept Editor does go on aboard Adele