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Circumnavigation
Golden Globe Race abandons UK for France over Brexit finances
The Golden Globe Race 2018 will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée, after event organisers failed to secure financial backing for a UK start
British sailor Jeanne Socrates abandons new record attempt
Jeanne Socrates has undergone surgery after a fall from a ladder. She has now abandoned her attempt to become the oldest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and…
Refit for Sir Alec Rose’s Lively Lady ahead of 50th anniversary celebrations
Lively Lady is to undergo a major refit with the Hayling Yacht Company as preparations get underway to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Alec Rose's historic circumnavigation
Yachtsman and adventurer Edward Allcard dies aged 102
Edward Allcard, the first person to sail solo across the Atlantic in both directions, has died in Andorra at the age of 102
Jonty Pearce – Armchair sailing
Tales of ocean sailors' heroism has Jonty Pearce longing for the wide horizon, though on a more modest passage
Cruising circumnavigation in the 1960s
Yachting Monthly was recently contacted to let us know about a new book, written in French and downloadable for free, recounting a circumnavigation in 1966-68. Guy Quiesse, the author, Claude…
Disabled yachtsman aims to sail solo around the world
Keith White, a disabled sailor with the use of only one arm, is setting off from Cowes on a solo non-stop circumnavigation attempt next week
UK circumnavigation for cystic fibrosis charity
Sailors Michael Goodwin and Roger Colmer are embarking on a circumnavigation of the UK in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Shipwrecked sailor had planned circumnavigation
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