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Inside the ‘shuddering blancmange’: Pete Goss gets a liferaft reality check

  • July 14, 2025

Battling inside an orange blancmange which is in the shuddering throws of a major fit, it strikes me that a liferaft is not the place to be. This is a…

‘Fitting the catamaran’s two hulls into a berth for one just wasn’t going to work’ – Lu Heikell

  • July 7, 2025

Driving down to Greece this spring with a car full of bits for Skylax was a bit of a shock to the system. It was the first time we had…

‘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…

‘An orange glow lit up the horizon: an oil tanker had been torpedoed’ – Dick Durham

  • June 12, 2025

Inside an old jewellery box sits a yellowing fang set in a gold mount. It is the triangular molar wrenched from a shark jaw trolled for somewhere in the South…

Should there be both foiling and non-foiling classes in the next Vendée Globe? – Pete Goss

  • May 13, 2025

The Grand National of sailing that is the Vendée Globe has once again gifted an amazing romp around the globe, in which we were able to live alongside 40 sailors…

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…

A viaduct over a river which can be seen sailing in Brittany

‘She went like a bronco, throwing her bow to the western sky’ – Dick Durham

  • April 15, 2025

There’s nothing like planning, and of course, it had all been planned a year in advance. Application forms filled in, a berth allocated, pilot book purchased. Documents of competence, proof…

‘Anything can be the beginning of another boating friendship’ – Libby Purves

  • April 2, 2025

Thirty years ago this spring I had my first novel published, Casting Off – apprentice-work, a bit chick-lit at times, but at least it was nautical. Inspired by watching couples…

‘Do people charter to go sailing, or to travel to interesting places by yacht?’ – Lu Heikell

  • January 28, 2025

When researching ports and anchorages to include in our pilot books, Rod and I tend to spend a lot of our time in some of the most popular places, making…

‘Why I’m embracing Starlink’ – Pete Goss on why he’s convinced by broadband anywhere

  • February 15, 2024

Admittedly I’m an old duffer, but it still amazes me how communications have developed over my lifetime. The budget for my first single-handed race couldn’t be described as tight; it…

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