When we departed New Zealand in May 2023, our ultimate aim was completing a circumnavigation. We have owned our 42ft yacht, Innocenti, for over 20 years, and have cruised extensively…
Cruising
Sailing the Shipping Forecast: ‘A distant swell reminded us how lucky we were to have it so good’
Portland The sea area of Portland wraps around the Isle of Portland from just east of the entrance into Poole Harbour, westward across Lyme Bay to Berry Head at Brixham,…
‘There is no such thing as too much preparation’: Cruising the British Virgin Islands
During the spring of 2024, a friend of mine delivered my 41ft Moody sloop from Annapolis to American Yacht Harbor Marina (AYH) in Red Hook, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands…
Navigating blind: The urgent threat of GPS spoofing to sailors
About three weeks before US/Israeli bombing of Iran began, Euronews.com published a fairly low-key report online about a US tanker: ‘The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small…
‘We spot a reindeer on the shore of an island close to an anchorage’: Sailing through the Baltic to Bothnia
The massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish island of Singö, it guards the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Passing it feels…
Cruising the Limfjord: A guide to Denmark’s island-hopping paradise
The wind is blowing hard from the west, as so often happens here. The widest part of the Limfjord, Livø Bredning, shines a deep dark blue colour, oscillating to greenish…
How to survive (and enjoy) a Caribbean charter with three under five!
Amid a cold and wet winter, a last-minute Caribbean getaway proved the perfect tonic for Theo Stocker and family
‘We were battered by Force 7 winds for 24 hours’: The Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race
The Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle is a single- or double-handed offshore race from Falmouth to Kinsale (Eire) to Treguier (Brittany) and back to Falmouth. For me it was a new…
In Shackleton’s footsteps: How a lifetime of thwarted attempts led Pete Goss to the edge of the Earth
One of David Attenborough’s favourite places on earth is South Georgia. On arrival we soon discover that there is an untouched grandeur that can’t be captured on film. There is…
Sailing Norway’s South Coast: ‘The scenery is spectacular, winding through tiny villages and narrow rocky passages’
Stavanger was an undisputable highlight. But after a few days, the weather looked suitable to continue south. There are very few places to stop along Norway’s exposed southern west coast.…