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‘Suddenly we found ourselves in our child’s headmaster’s office asking if anyone’s ever taken a year off to go sailing?

  • June 13, 2025

Ever since James and I first met, we have fantasised about going on some kind of boat-based adventure. Every time we go on holiday, we lament the fact we can’t…

Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘It’s a little bit of heaven – two miles of sand backed by dunes held together by ancient and gnarled juniper trees’

  • May 26, 2025

Good luck going round the Peloponnese,’ smiled the seasoned sailor as I told him our plans. He stood at the dock on the Greek Island of Lefkada, looking critically at…

Land and Sea breeze basics: how to make the most of your coastal sailing

  • May 23, 2025

No matter where you are in the world, coastal sailing is all about knowing how to read your immediate surroundings to have fun and stay safe while cruising and one…

‘Our dinghy outboard was being smashed to pieces by the swell’

  • May 20, 2025

Our dinghy is the equivalent of everyone’s car at home; it’s how we get from our boat at anchor, to anywhere in the harbour. Used most days, it has to…

Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘Wonderful opportunities for whale watching as these gracious creatures head north’

  • May 19, 2025

Sailing a yacht down to Antarctica can be an incredible adventure. Get it right and it will earn its ‘voyage of a lifetime’ reputation. Taking a small yacht into the…

The Isles of Scilly comes into view.

Day sailing to the Isles of Scilly: Dodging a 35,000-tonne cargo ship

  • May 15, 2025

Quaker Girl is waiting patiently at the end of steep granite steps for her third skipper. Not that she needs three, or even one for that matter. But as I…

‘You have to be a better sailor… using electric power’

  • May 12, 2025

I barely move. The slightest ghost of a breeze is nurtured for every tenth of a knot. 1.2 knots kicks up to 1.5 knots and my smile gets wider. The…

‘Every time you turn on your engine, the exhaust water makes the sea more acidic’

  • May 9, 2025

The sun shines bright in the sky and the gentle wind moves a lock of hair on my cheek. I turn the wheel, tack and pull the sheet towards me.…

A night passage can be a challenging test

Can you use AI to make a decent passage plan at sea? Would you? – Lu Heikell

  • May 6, 2025

From time to time, we get asked for advice on cruising routes from those looking to explore a new area. We are generally happy to oblige, as it usually isn’t…

Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘Steep cliffs rose into immense mountains [and] ice fields shone high above’

  • May 5, 2025

Sullen clouds pressed down upon a pewter sea. To port, the mountains vanished into swirling mist; to starboard, Bird Island jutted from the restless ocean. I stood in the cockpit…

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