‘I keep pinching myself in the arm to make sure I’m not dreaming,’ says Swedish solo skipper Pär Nyman. Days out from setting off to sail around the world solo,…
Atlantic crossing
‘The joy is the journey’: How Golden Globe Race skipper Andrea Lodolo went from private equity to solo sailing
Andrea Lodolo is two weeks out from setting off to sail around the world solo, nonstop, and unassisted for the Golden Globe Race. Days out from the start, he reports,…
‘Not in it for the spiritual experience,’ says Guy deBoer ahead of the Golden Globe Race, ‘I’m a true competitor’
Guy deBoer phones in from the doldrums in the middle of the Atlantic, where La Niña is ‘causing hell’ with the Bermuda and Azores high pressure systems. He set off…
How a retro race is helping Gunnar Christensen fall back in love with sailing
‘All I’ve done my whole life, is work in the service of others on their boats,’ says skipper Gunnar Christensen. Now in his late 50s, ‘I’ve realised I’ve never done…
Sailing a 5,000 mile loop on the Atlantic: ‘Six months in a leaky boat’
Finally we had arrived in the Azores from Newfoundland, a passage described in YM February 2025. En route we had discovered water leaking into the forepeak and the heads compartment…
ARC vs ARC+: Which Atlantic Rally is Right for Your Ocean Crossing?
Crossing the Atlantic in sailing yachts has been done for decades by those of an independent mindset; they just needed a boat seaworthy enough and capable of sailing the 2,700…
The cost of an Atlantic crossing from one family who did it
We dreamt of sailing the Atlantic for years, but we finally decided to take the plunge and make it a reality with our young daughter. ‘Procurement exercises’ are a routine…
Inside ARC 2025: New 24/7 broadcasts bring the iconic rally to a global audience
Around 900 participants from over 30 different countries are expected to set off from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria for the 2025 ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), the rally’s 40th edition.…
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers: ‘The Atlantic was tough, but being prepared saw us across’
Crossing the Atlantic to cruise the Caribbean was a dream long in the making; my planning was meticulous, so, come the time of my departure on the 2024 Atlantic Rally…
Crossing the Atlantic as a couple: Why six-hour watches are my pattern of choice
When Rich and I set off from Dartmouth in 2017 to do some long- distance sailing on our Cabo Rico 38 Tequila we hadn’t intended to sail around the world.…