Taylor Grieger and Stephen O’Shea faced pirates, navigated the Furious Fifties and came to blows during a life-changing voyage from Florida around Cape Horn
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Life-changing sailing with the Scaramouche Sailing Trust
With Black Lives Matter hitting the headlines in 2020, Scaramouche Sailing Trust’s Jaydon Owusu and Tyler Harriott wanted to share their experiences of the UK sailing community
Mervyn Wheatley: One last adventure
Mervyn Wheatley looks ahead to his sixth OSTAR, now re-scheduled to take place in 2021, and ponders the changes in sailing through his decades-long career
Jon Sanders: The way of the world
Jon Sanders is nearing the end of his 11th solo circumnavigation around the world. Elaine Bunting finds out what drives him to keep seeking out the solace of the sea
Sailing Scotland: the best routes
Whether you’ve just got a few days to explore the West Coast, or the open North Atlantic is calling, Scotland’s sea routes offer almost endless options says Brian Black…
Cruising after Brexit and sailing in Europe
Keeping a boat in Europe has offered easy adventure and warmer climates, but as regulations after Brexit begin to take shape, we look at what it means for cruising sailors
A voyage around the Cuillins, Skye
Having scattered the ashes of his friend Roger Chisholm in the waters of Loch Coruisk, Howard Steen continues sailing his circuit of Skye
Are whales really a threat to cruisers?
With reports of orcas ‘attacking’ yachts off the Spanish coast, Katy Stickland investigates what may be driving the whales’ behaviour and what steps cruisers can take to avoid an encounter
Timothy Long: Rising teenage star
Timothy Long, 15, is now the youngest skipper to have sailed solo around Britain. Katy Stickland asked him about his record breaking voyage and his future plans
Asleep with the fishes – a sailing confession
Own up to your sailing sin for the chance to win a handheld VHF radio