Hitting the rain-drenched road on a totally surreal journalists’ junket
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Yacht destroyed on rocks
How one couple’s yacht was wrecked in the last few metres of a transatlantic crossing…
Peter’s Cafe Sport
I meet the owner of this legendary Azores bar, a welcome club for generations of…
Azores charms
No wonder generations of tired and thirsty sailors have fallen in love with the Azores
Pet, comma, hates
Macho sailing slang and press releases with bad grammar are driving me nuts
Jester Challenge’s sailing purists
They may look like eccentrics, but the sailors in the Jester Challenge are the heart…
Third time round
Retired lecturer and grandmother Jeanne Socrates plans her third solo circumnavigation
Big Boys’ Territory
Finn Gold Cup - Video highlights for epic conditions for the final day’s fleet racing…
One-design round the world?
Why solo Vendée Globe sailors are debating one-design versus rule constraints
Dinghy cruising adventures
This cross-Channel voyage in a 14ft dinghy whets the appetite for small boat ventures
Skipper of missing yacht ‘Berserk’ detained
Adventurer whose Antarctic expedition led to the loss of yacht and three crew is in…
Kiteboard Racing, Really?
Apparently kiteboard racing does have a track record
Sailing Week re-invented
David Glenn offers his final thoughts on a superb week in Antigua
Scarlet finishes with a bullet
A relaxed crew from Guernsey knew they couldn’t win their class but they were out…
Uncharted waters
Inaccurately charted waters are being surveyed by a superyacht crew who have identified many anomalies…
Push button problems
Hydraulic winches which can be randomly activated because of malfunctioning control buttons
Sojana has to settle for 2nd
Antipodes get the better of Sojana on a day of close calls, some heated moments…
Stampede for ARC places
The perennial success of Atlantic crossing rally contains lessons on how to make sailing immune…
Park ‘n Play
My London Olympics in one afternoon. A taster of what is in store and a…
Are you tough enough?
What role does mental toughness play in solo sailing and is it innate or can…