‘sometimes your boat knows best’

Nick Leather sails his Westerly Storm, Musketeer , from the Inner Hebrides to the South Coast – the final stages of a tremendous circumnavigation of the British Isles

MIDWAY ON A SOLO CRUISING CIRCUMNAVIGATION, JAMES FREDERICK SHARES LEARNINGS FROM SAILING AROUND THE WORLD ON A 30FT YACHT

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

Solo sailor Owen Moorhouse recalls having to make quick contingency plans at night while battling fatigue

After a 22-year hiatus, who would have thought the Admiral’s Cup could return with so much good will and enthusiasm! The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s decision to rejuvenate the moribund team-racing event

A FULL-BORE COLLISION MID-CHANNEL LEFT A CLASS 40 SMASHED IN HALF AND ITS TWO SKIPPERS CLINGING TO WRECKAGE. HELEN FRETTER GETS THE FULL STORY