Halfway home

Orca damage, rudder failure and a monkey bite were just a few of the setbacks facing crews en-route to this year’s ARC+,writes Ali Wood, but happily all 83 boats made it to the start line in Las Palma

RECKON RACING AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN IS EASY? THINK AGAIN, SAYS MATTHEW SHEAHAN

Tony Moss and his wife Marike cross the North Sea to sail around Britain anticlockwise, braving the Scottish summer along the way

Just a few seasons ago, Ellie Driver burst onto the offshore scene racing two-up with her dad, Jim Driver, onboard their Sun Fast 3300, Chilli Pepper – a move that was, in equal measures, bold and ins

Although many will remember the Royal Western Yacht Club-hosted Final Fling event from the 1980s and ’90s, its rejuvenation with title sponsor Allspars eight years ago has seen this two-day event go f

My motives for this trip were varied. I was on the committee that vetted applications for the Ocean Cruising Club’s Challenge Grant when Project Manaia had applied for a grant to support their environ