How to cruise the northern sporades

As October comes round, it feels like I can breathe again! When the crowds set sail, the Ionian finally returns to its usual calm self. Harbours empty and queues disappear, waiters have time to chat,

Like all good things that happen to us, it was an accident I started writing pilots for the Mediterranean. It all began when I was skippering a flotilla around the Saronic and eastern Peloponnese in G

We pay for published cruising stories, email pbo@ futurenet.com , read more at pbo.co.uk/cruising

THE CARIBBEAN OFFERS FASCINATING SAILING GROUNDS FAR BEYOND WHERE MOST SAILORS VENTURE. JANNEKE KUYSTERS ON WHERE TO GO FOR A TRUE TROPICAL ADVENTURE

Known for its rugged beauty and religious heritage, Patmos has attracted a bohemian crowd since the 1960s, but Justine Picardie finds there’s still plenty of space for quiet contemplation

Brittany in winter can be wild, wet and windy and not an obvious choice for spending the off season on board. But southern Brittany in particular has many charming advantages, as Detlef Jens found out