Solent to Scotland and back: my cruising blog
Barry Pickthall has spent several months planning and preparing his 27ft yacht Sea Jay for a long-anticipated cruise from Chichester on England's south coast, westwards around Land’s End, up Ireland’s east coast, to spend...
Swell times as ARC fleet departs Las Palmas
The 2022 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) got off to a dramatic start today (November 20) as entrants enjoyed boisterous breezes as they let Las Palmas enroute to St Lucia in the Caribbean. A...
ACR’s EPIRB Saves Seven Lives after Boat Struck by Lightning
Seven rescued - including experienced skipper Glen Rumer - during a lightning storm after US Coast Guard responded to ACR’s Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon alert
Fort Lauderdale, FL 10 August 2022 – Seven people have...
Second Leg of Tall Ships Youth Trust Round Britain Tour
TEN young people aged 12-15 set sail on a four-night voyage from Plymouth to Swansea on Sunday (31st) onboard an iconic 72ft Challenger yacht with Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT) on the second leg...
Our sailing staycation: yacht charter after lockdown
Rob Peake enjoys getting afloat again after lockdown, with a day charter from the Hamble, on the cleanest yacht known to mankind...
Perhaps against the expectations of some, the safest holiday you can undertake in...
Solo sailor rescued after eight hours in the water
A solo sailor rescued eight hours after being pitched overboard in rough seas off Australia has spoken of his ordeal.
The former Southampton sailor revealed that while he was floating in the sea he tried...
Brexit issues for cruising sailors addressed in RATS webinar
The key Brexit issues affecting the sailing community have been addressed in a recently held Brexit Special Webinar entitled “Brexit Issues for Cruisers”, the contents of which was researched and presented by members of...
‘Our charter holiday in Croatia 2020’
Words and photos by Rachael Crofts
Last year I dragged my family of three novice dinghy sailors and one self-professed landlubber on a sailing holiday in Croatia.
Enthusiastic they were not, but they loyally followed me, albeit...
First solo non-stop circumnavigation of Americas and Antarctica
California sailor Randall Reeves has completed an epic ‘first’ – sailing single-handed and non-stop on a circumnavigation of both the American continent and Antarctica.
Reeves, 57, set off from San Francisco aboard his 45-foot aluminium sloop...
First west-to-east north Atlantic catamaran crossing remembered
On 30th September 1959 the 40ft catamaran Rongo sailed into the Conway River in North Wales after crossing the North Atlantic from New York.
60 years ago Rongo was the first catamaran to have made...
