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A container ship approached a sinking catamaran in the Atlantic

‘I was rescued at sea 13 times, but this was the worst experience by far’

  • July 13, 2020

Veteran power and sailing yachtsman Dag Pike reflects on his multiple experiences of being saved offshore

Yachts anchored on the Isles of Scilly

‘As the engine spluttered and conked out, panic resumed’

  • June 3, 2020

A series of unfortunate mistakes threatened Mark and Nadiyana Farnworth's dream maiden voyage before it began

A dismasted Beneteau First 36.5. The rig was hard to remove

‘We let go and the entire rig sank like a stone’

  • May 4, 2020

A collapsed mast threw an unexpected obstacle in the path of Tim Ainsworth Anstey’s passage from Gotland to mainland Sweden while sailing with friends

A yacht in a cradle in Greece

‘I got taken for a ride by my counterfeit crew’

  • April 27, 2020

When Alan England found himself stranded in Greece without crew to assist his return passage, he made a rash decision he was soon to regret

Yacht fire: ‘A putrid smell of burnt oil, fuel and resin filled the air’

  • April 23, 2020

When a neighbouring yacht caught fire Michael Roberts’ beloved Tern didn’t stand a chance. Here he recounts the devastating scene awaiting him...

A dismasted Amel

Refurbishing a yacht: ‘We had a huge project on our hands’

  • April 15, 2020

Elizabeth Earle shares what she learned buying a dismasted vintage Amel in the wake of Hurricane Irma

A Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 anchored

‘I needed a hospital. With my last gasp I muttered Mayday’

  • April 1, 2020

A Greek island cruise becomes a matter of life and death when Michael Solano suffers a stroke nine miles from shore

A yacht sailing in heavy weather

‘I flew across the boat and landed headfirst’

  • November 17, 2019

Jenny Rorrison describes the series of events leading up to her brain operation following a knockdown at sea

A dismasted yacht in St Lucia

“We watched as the mast and sails fell into the water”

  • April 8, 2019

Alejandro Perez describes the moment when ARC yacht Garuda was dismasted 600 miles from land

Young people on a yacht which has been dismasted off Antarctica

‘What I learned from a dismasting in Antarctica’

  • September 20, 2018

Veteran polar sailor and mountaineer Bob Shepton reflects on losing his rig while sailing with a crew of school leavers in the Drake Passage

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