Who hasn’t dreamt of sailing around the Caribbean in a private yacht? Well, I’ve found a way to get the experience without having to become – or befriend – a millionaire. I booked on to a week-long cr

The US invasion of Grenada generated widespread criticism, caused a rift between traditional allies and faced an embarrassing internal review

WHEN Hurricane Melissa struck the Caribbean last October, it did so with almost unprecedented force. The third-most intense Atlantic hurricane of all time roared in with 185mph winds and devastating f

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

Luperon Bay in Puerto Plata is a strategic ...

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