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Great Seamanship: The Last Seadog. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede recalls a Southern Ocean knockdown
For any sailor interested in single-handed racing, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s The Last Seadog, just…
Great Seamanship: Ancestor – A Carriacou Sloop’s Voyage to Vancouver
Not many years ago I was privileged to become involved with the vernacular sloops of…
Skip Novak’s sailing adventure to survey endangered albatross: ‘We threaded through a wall of crystalline icebergs’
The mood on the Vinson of Antarctica was a wee bit on edge. Justino was…
‘Seamanship isn’t about sailing slowly’ – Nikki Henderson
The sailing world is small. But of the 350 or so passengers on board the…
Great Seamanship: Knocked down at Kerguélen
Originally from Noosa Heads in Queensland, Australia, Peter Freeman finally became a Canadian citizen in…
Great Seamanship: The Voyages of Pirate
Built in 1974 by Nautor in Finland, Pirate was designed by Sparkman & Stephens with…
Great Seamanship: around New Guinea in a sailing canoe
When Thor F Jensen’s book, Saltwater and Spear Tips, arrived on my desk I was…
‘What is it that makes parking a boat so tense?’ – Nikki Henderson
I distinctly remember the first time I parked a yacht with an inboard engine, badly.…
Ambition and acrimony: Inside the plans to clean up the Pacific Ocean’s Great Garbage Patch
Viewed from space, the endless blues of the Pacific Ocean are the most obvious feature…
Has the reduced Shipping Forecast changed anyone’s routine?
News that there would be a reduced Shipping Forecast from BBC radio in spring 2024…
Cole Brauer: ‘I had a choice between going to medical school or working at a yacht club…’
The first Saturday in November was laundry day for Cole Brauer. One week into her…
Great Seamanship: Sailing across Europe in a 10ft dinghy
When the Great Seamanship column put out to sea 20 years ago, the extracts were…
Great seamanship: When the Sea Calls
Back around 1980 I was privileged to be involved with the Robert Clark-designed 72ft ketches…
12 dream sailing experiences – from dreamy adventures to high-octane thrills
We’re all seeking experiences. Whether that’s taking on a sporting challenge, going on above-averagely-adventurous holidays,…
Caught in a tropical cyclone in a 130-year-old wooden sailing ship
Perhaps the best way to introduce Shane Granger is to quote from the flyleaf of…
Cruising Australia’s east coast: ‘A delicious mix of modern convenience and truly isolated’ adventure
When we tell people we’re bluewater cruising around the world, the first question is almost…
Great seamanship: Chasing the Dawn
The title of Nick Moloney’s remarkable book about breaking the Jules Verne unlimited round the…
10 women doing great things in competitive sailing right now
With a Women’s America’s Cup due to start in 2024, a gender balanced sailing event…
Great seamanship: Fifty South to Fifty South
The German pilot schooner Elbe 5, built in 1883, has had a remarkable life. A…