Hundreds of sailors successfully crossed the Atlantic in December as the ARC rally celebrates 40 years

Bill and Kate Morris spend the summer cruising through Liguria, Corsica and Sardinia ahead of work at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games

CROSBIE LORIMER ON MARITIMO KATWINCHAR

Left: monohull line honours went to the Baltic ...

IT’S 40 YEARS ON FROM THE FIRST ARC RALLY. YACHTS ARE BIGGER AND TECHNOLOGY SMARTER – BUT THE EXPERIENCE OF CROSSING AN OCEAN IS UNCHANGED. ELAINE BUNTING REPORTS

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