Are we really a maritime nation?

From cruising to rowing, three women reveal the very different ways they crossed the ocean

Bill Barna cruises in company to Guernsey, Jersey, France and back

Trevor Martin recalls a testing voyage that taught him almost all he needed to know for the next 20 years of sailing

‘Who are the French guys who can win the Tour this year? It’s a subject that’s served at the table every July,’ says Romain Bardet, whose second place in 2016 is the closest a Frenchman has come to br

Cyclist: What are your earliest memories of the Tour? Serge Laget: I first discovered the Tour in my village of Langogne in the Cévennes in 1954, when I was seven. I remember as if it were yesterday.

By my mid-30s, I had almost given up on my dream of becoming a competitive racing sailor. After becoming the youngest person at the time to get my sailing qualifications at the age of 19, I’d already