What to do with the many abandoned boats left to rot or disintegrate in creeks, rivers and estuaries up and down the country? Most are leisure craft built in the…
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The terrifying and beautiful reality of yachting through the Middle East
When we departed New Zealand in May 2023, our ultimate aim was completing a circumnavigation. We have owned our 42ft yacht, Innocenti, for over 20 years, and have cruised extensively…
Sailing the Shipping Forecast: ‘A distant swell reminded us how lucky we were to have it so good’
Portland The sea area of Portland wraps around the Isle of Portland from just east of the entrance into Poole Harbour, westward across Lyme Bay to Berry Head at Brixham,…
How to deal with heat and cold at sea
Extremes of temperature whilst sailing affect not only our comfort but may have a significant effect on health and wellbeing. The scourge of hypothermia or, on the opposite end of…
‘There is no such thing as too much preparation’: Cruising the British Virgin Islands
During the spring of 2024, a friend of mine delivered my 41ft Moody sloop from Annapolis to American Yacht Harbor Marina (AYH) in Red Hook, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands…
Sailing through the Kiel Canal to the Baltic and beyond
There are not many ways into the Baltic. A yacht travelling from the west has to either go north around the tip of Denmark (Skagen), or through the beautiful Limfjord…
Navigating blind: The urgent threat of GPS spoofing to sailors
About three weeks before US/Israeli bombing of Iran began, Euronews.com published a fairly low-key report online about a US tanker: ‘The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small…
Your ultimate pre-season marine electronics checklist
We are all familiar with the list of things we need to do to get our boats ready for the coming season, but one area often overlooked is our electronics.…
‘We spot a reindeer on the shore of an island close to an anchorage’: Sailing through the Baltic to Bothnia
The massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish island of Singö, it guards the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Passing it feels…
Cruising the Limfjord: A guide to Denmark’s island-hopping paradise
The wind is blowing hard from the west, as so often happens here. The widest part of the Limfjord, Livø Bredning, shines a deep dark blue colour, oscillating to greenish…