Adventure on thin ice

The seasoned polar explorer Franklin lost two vessels and 129 men, himself included, in the late 1840s, searching for the route that would take 3,000nm off the sea route to the Orient. Even though glo

TOM CUNLIFFE SIGNS OFF WITH THE TALE OF ONE THE GREATEST FEATS OF SEAMANSHIP OF ALL TIME: THE FIRST SIGHTING OF AMERICA

Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap. “Oh, there it goes – that wee one’s for the pot.” The mussel in my hand slowly and silently hinges shut, like a lid on a fancy electronic bin. “If it closes completely that’s

LAURIC THIAULT CAPTURES A SLOW VOYAGE THROUGH THE MOST REMOTE CORNERS OF PATAGONIA

It’s not only salmon making their move, writes Giles Catchpole

This is a history of margins and fringes – not only of the Atlantic Ocean itself, but also of the imaginations of those who worked on its surface and lived at its edges. In his new book, Karl Bell dra