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

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

HELEN FRETTER ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY ARC

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

Although the dreary northern hemisphere winter weather is well and truly upon us, it’s not all doom and gloom because this is the time of year for dreaming about the great escape and signing up for th

Just a few seasons ago, Ellie Driver burst onto the offshore scene racing two-up with her dad, Jim Driver, onboard their Sun Fast 3300, Chilli Pepper – a move that was, in equal measures, bold and ins