With his feet back on dry land, Jonty Pearce reflects on the differences between coastal and offshore sailing
Cruising life
Jonty Pearce: 20 days on starboard tack across the Atlantic
With comms now at full working order, Jonty Pearce shares his adventure crossing the Atlantic from Antigua to The Azores
Pacific cruising without an engine
With no inboard engine and a dead outboard, Josh Ghyselincks discovers the joys of cruising across the Pacific under sail alone
The Anambas Islands: the world’s last untouched cruising ground
Liz Cleere and her partner Jamie Furlong discover the remote beauty of Indonesia’s Anambas Islands
Jonty Pearce: A break from yachts
Following months of maintenance work, Jonty Pearce swaps yachts for a luxury cruise
Swapping half ropes for halyards
Facing shipwreck on a lee shore didn’t put him off sailing, but then having only one limb of four working didn’t put this MS sufferer off climbing. Dick Durham meets…
Jonty Pearce: the maintenance/sailing balance
A frustrated Jonty Pearce gets bogged down in maintenance when he would rather be out sailing
Jonty Pearce: essential maintenance – antifouling
Jonty Pearce continues maintenance on Aurial to prepare her for the season ahead
Jonty Pearce: New halyards for old?
Jonty Pearce carries out some serious mast maintenance to prepare Aurial for the season ahead
Jonty Pearce: time to re-rig
After sleepless nights, Jonty Pearce decides it is time to change Aurial's standing rigging