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

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

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

On 25 January, Thomas Coville set a new, non-stop crewed record, lapping the planet on board the 100ft Ultim trimaran Sodebo 3 to claim the Jules Verne Trophy, in 40 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes – surpa

One of the most picturesque inland waterways in the world, the Caledonian Canal is a magnet for leisure boating, cycling and walking. It stretches diagonally across the Scottish Highlands, linking som

On the verge of the annual pilgrimage to the World Surf League's Big Wave Challenge in Nazaré, Portugal, Men's Fitness joined Red Bull athlete Andrew Cotton in the gym, in the pool and in the deep to discover what it takes to survive Mother Nature's choppiest waters