Icebergs, ferocious storms and a mutinous crew feature in Mary Ann Patten’s little-known but epic journey

DETLEF JENS has been sailing since childhood and ...

Anyone who is of a certain age will remember the children’s TV programme Record Breakers which, aside from the encyclopaedic knowledge of earnest right wing libertarian Norris McWhirter, the unlikely

ON August 6,1926, nineteen-year-old Gertrude Ederle stepped into the frigid waters off the French coast. Coated in a thick layer of petroleum and lard, the tenacious teenager set off for England with

Sir Ben Ainslie’s quest to recuperate the America’s Cup is taking shape as his team revealed a new name, a new look, and an all star line up ahead of the 38th America’s Cup which will take place in Na

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them