How to cruise the adriatic

Years ago before GPS or Loran C made navigation a whole lot easier, I was headed up this coast on an overnight passage from the Strait of Messina to Camerota on the underbelly of Capo Palinuro. I was

Is a ring of 36 cherubs excessive? Perhaps, but those are only the ones around the southern Italian city of Lecce’s Basilica of Santa Croce’s rose window; I count dozens of additional cheeky winged ba

IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS WITHOUT SAILING TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. CRUISERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE LOCAL OR SECRET SPOTS... PLUS HOW TO FIND A BARGAIN BERTH IN EUROPE THIS SUMMER

If you are looking to extend your sailing holiday season to the absolute maximum, Turkey is an excellent choice because you generally get a couple more weeks of reliable sunshine compared to Greece, a

There are numerous points of interest along the ...

Many years ago when I first got into sailing journalism, I was fortunate enough to be given the chance to interview Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. As someone who had read In a World of My Own as a child, th