Andrew Ritchie will celebrate his 70th birthday somewhere in the Southern Ocean. He’ll be well underway on the solo, nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation by sextant he’ll undertake after departing from Les…
Solo sailing
The Sailor and the Showgirl: how social media is helping solo skipper Mara Løvenskiold prepare for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Mara Løvenskiold is currently livestreaming her Atlantic crossing. She’s just over a week into her qualifying passage for the 2026 Golden Globe Race, during which she and 23 other skippers…
‘Unfinished business’: Pat Lawless returns for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
‘The Loneliest Race in the World’, ‘the Voyage of Madmen’ – none of the Golden Globe Race‘s designations have been enough to put off Pat Lawless. For the better part…
‘Like a speck of dust on the vast ocean’: How reading sea stories led Daniel Alfredsson to the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Swedish/Norwegian sailor Daniel Alfredsson is getting ready to sail around the world (again), and it’s a book that’s made him do it. He’ll set off from Les Sables d’Olonne in…
Young British sailor to start 5-year and 75,000 nm circumnavigation
Young British sailor Jacques Miller will set out from Cowes in October for a five-year solo circumnavigation onboard the 1971 Hustler 30 yacht he restored and fully refitted by hand.…
Ella casts off to sail solo 10,000 miles around the Arctic
Ella, a 28-year-old Yachtmaster instructor, is sailing her 1978 38ft Bruce Roberts offshore steel ketch, Yeva, to highlight the dramatic melting of the Arctic ice and to campaign for change.…
15 intrepid sailors to race around the world in Mini Globe Race
Fifteen intrepid and rather brave sailors will set off from Antigua on Sunday in home-built, 19-foot Class Globe 5.80 yachts to sail 28,000 miles around the world in the inaugural…
How do solo sailors sleep at sea? Experts share their tips and advice
When I was planning my first solo offshore sail on my Lagoon 410 Cushla, from Grenada to Bonaire, my biggest concern was not the risk of pirates off the coast…
Guy Waites crosses the 2022 Golden Globe Race finish line
Guy Waites has crossed the finish line of the 2022 Golden Globe Race. The Scarborough skipper completed his solo circumnavigation of the world with two stops
Michael Guggenberger is third in the 2022 Golden Globe Race
Austrian skipper Michael Guggenberger has come third in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, having been one of the most prepared entrants in the race