Sailing in the Arctic is just about as crazy as it sounds. It is bone-chillingly…
Voyages
Cruising the Aland islands: small Finnish islands with a big history
Our yacht, Arcturus, was moored snugly in a picturesque cove off a friend’s cottage when…
Cruising in Sweden for long summer days, easy sailing and as much solitude as you might wish
Tom Cunliffe details his exploration of Swedish cruising, and dispells the myth of it's being…
Cruising the River Plate between Uruguay and Argentina is a lesson in weird weather
‘South-easterly, Force 8,’ read the forecast. That wind was going to transform the adjacent coast…
Yachting World goes to Cape Horn to research our Storm Sailing Techniques series
As we drove into Ushuaia from the new airport, Skip Novak pointed out a small…
Is sailing in Colombia a viable option? Toby Hodges meets the World ARC in Santa Marta
Colombia has an air of mystique about it. Of all the places I’ve been lucky…
If I had a hammer . . . a winter voyage to South Georgia by Skip Novak
No matter how well you think you have prepared for a voyage, there are always…
Baltic sailing: a leisurely cruise with the ARC Baltic to fascinating St Petersburg
It was hazy and hot. The air was still. Sticky even. The seas were calm.…
Cruising in Brittany: its warm weather, golden beaches and handy marinas take some beating
Peter Cumberlidge cruises the coast of north Brittany and investigates a slower pace of life…
Why the Kiel Canal, shortcut to the Baltic, is a fascinating mini cruise all of its own
The Kiel Canal can be a fascinating voyage in a yacht, as Detlef Jens reports
Why the inlets and rocky islets of Maine are some of the best cruising grounds in the US
Tom Zydler enjoys a late-September cruise through the fragrant inlets and rocky islets of Maine…
Whale encounter – there seems to be an increasing number of collisions with whales as yachts get faster
The first I heard about a sailing boat colliding with a whale mid-ocean was…
A spectacular welcome for the first World ARC yacht to visit Colombia
The World ARC, a rally now organised annually by the World Cruising Club, is visiting…
Pilot book author Chris Doyle shares some of his favourite places to cruise in the Caribbean
Pilot book author Chris Doyle shares some of his favourite places to cruise in the…
Cruising off the beaten track in Senegal, one of the most interesting and unspoilt areas of Africa
Bruce Halabiskey is looking for a DIY adventure in a quiet anchorage for his family…
How a crew saved the lives of four Haitian refugees abandoned at sea and left for dead
Cruising Dominica to Antigua the crew of Nefertiti heard voices in the water. Daniel Calascione…
Bob Shepton: adventurer joins the ranks of Chichester and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Former chaplain is a sailing legend
Voyage log: a testing voyage to the remote Auckland Islands south of New Zealand
Thies Matzen describes his testing journey to reach the sub-Antarctic Aucklands Islands, 220 miles south…