Often skipped by cruisers, Floris van Hees and Ivar Smits discover tropical anchorages, majestic animals and bustling cities while sailing Brazil and share their tips for cruising the east coast
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Sailing singlehanded across oceans: lessons learned
Chris Ayres realised a childhood dream when he sailed from Britain to New Zealand, via Panama, in a 28ft yacht – bravely setting sail solo when crew let him down…
Natasha Lambert raises £10k for charity
Disabled sailor Natasha Lambert has raised £10,000 after sailing across the Atlantic using just sip and puff technology to control her boat
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers: Ocean crossing lessons
From sail plans to nav software, rig failure and SSB, there's plenty you can learn from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, as Ali Wood discovers
Natasha Lambert: a sip and a puff across the Atlantic
Quadriplegic cerebral palsy has never held Natasha Lambert back and with the help of her family, she has now conquered the Atlantic. Elaine Bunting discovers more about this remarkable sailor
How to sail across the Atlantic and back
Confined to quarters during the pandemic, many sailors are itching to slip their lines and sail for the sun. Elaine Bunting explains exactly how to break free and sail across…
From dream to reality – Editor’s letter March 2021
Daydreaming is about as close as most of us are getting to sailing at the moment, but now is the moment to start planning to make them come true. Theo…
OSTAR & TWOSTAR to go ahead in 2021
Organisers of the OSTAR and TWOSTAR have confirmed the transatlantic races will go ahead as planned in May 2021
Mervyn Wheatley: One last adventure
Mervyn Wheatley looks ahead to his sixth OSTAR, now re-scheduled to take place in 2022, and ponders the changes in sailing through his decades-long career
Are whales really a threat to cruisers?
With reports of orcas ‘attacking’ yachts off the Spanish coast, Katy Stickland investigates if whales are really a threat to sailors and what steps cruisers can take to avoid an…