EXPLORING THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AS A CELESTIAL NAVIGATOR TURNS INTO A THREE-YEAR QUEST FOR A LITTLE-VISITED ARCHIPELAGO, BY KATE SCHNIPPERING

THIS AUTUMN’S BIG OCEAN RACE, THE TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR, LIVED UP TO ITS FEARSOME REPUTATION, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS

Orca damage, rudder failure and a monkey bite were just a few of the setbacks facing crews en-route to this year’s ARC+,writes Ali Wood, but happily all 83 boats made it to the start line in Las Palma

RECKON RACING AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN IS EASY? THINK AGAIN, SAYS MATTHEW SHEAHAN

Tony Moss and his wife Marike cross the North Sea to sail around Britain anticlockwise, braving the Scottish summer along the way

My motives for this trip were varied. I was on the committee that vetted applications for the Ocean Cruising Club’s Challenge Grant when Project Manaia had applied for a grant to support their environ