Weather briefing

The second edition of The Ocean Race Europe will start on 10 August from Kiel, Germany. Seven crews sailing their foiling IMOCA60s will embark on a 4,500nm race, linking seven countries in six weeks u

Our speed over ground aboard Polaris reads 16kts. It’s midnight and the black, star-studded sky jigs around overhead. I’m tethered to the helm, watching our instruments like a hawk as I bear away to t

Navigating South Africa’s treacherous coast was challenging for Ivar and Floris, despite almost eight years of sailing around the world

One summer’s evening in the days before internet weather forecasting, I was deeply involved in the after-race ‘do’ following a Solent Old Gaffers event. In the 1970s these regattas drew entrants large

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

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