St Maarten Heineken Regatta kicks off the Caribbean inshore season. David Harding met teams who’d made remarkable voyages to take part The Caribbean regatta season is something of a pilgrimage to the sun, drawing competitors from across North America as well as across the Atlantic. Those coming from northern Europe or the Mediterranean often cross […]
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The ARC+ rally might have a reputation for being the ‘easy’ way to cross the Atlantic, but this year’s event was fast and occasionally furious, as Elaine Bunting reports It’s the dream that never fades. The desire to cross the Atlantic by boat seemingly doesn’t wane, no matter what the state of the global economy […]
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When a devastating stroke left Philippe Guglielmetti in need of a wheelchair, he refused to abandon his ambition to cross the Atlantic on his own boat, crewed by his two sons… Photos: Florence Guglielmetti and Adelaide Bernard “Don’t think about it too much, just do it,” says Philippe Guglielmetti, his thick French accent still clearly […]
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A gentle introduction to the cruising life set Kate Ashe-Leonard on course for a full transocean liveaboard adventure We’re sailing by the Gulf of Venezuela as we approach the Colombian coastline, a notoriously difficult stretch of water with frequent high winds, big swell and current. This night is no exception. It’s 0100 and Jim and […]
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Helen Fretter speaks to a few of the astounding 15 new multihull owners who took part in the most recent ARC, as catamaran and multihull sailing continues to boom The explosion in multihull and catamaran sales has been well documented, with many yards reporting lead times of two years or longer as build slots sold […]
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Tempted to head off on an transatlantic adventure? Elaine Bunting looks at how to prepare for an Atlantic crossing in just one or two years In the spring of 2021, Laura Blom-Sipkens and her husband were chatting in their car when a thought suddenly struck her: we should take a break from work and take […]
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What are the smallest boats sailors consider for crossing and ocean? For ‘microyacht’ voyagers, there’s no limit. Elaine Bunting finds out why they put to sea in tiny vessels Often the smallest boats to cross oceans look much like a child’s crayon picture of a little boat on a big sea, certainly Yann Quenet’s Baluchon […]
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A stroke survivor, powered by the love of his sons and neighbors, shows enduring strength with a harrowing 46-day Atlantic crossing. Photos by Florence Guglielmetti and Adelaide Bernard A stroke survivor, powered by the love of his sons and neighbors, shows enduring strength with a harrowing 46-day Atlantic crossing. Guglielmetti celebrating his victory of completing […]
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Ryan Ellison discovered a raft with 60 migrants adrift in the Atlantic Ocean while on a solo passage – he tells Erin Carey about the migrant vessel encounter and the rescue that followed What would you do if you came across a migrant vessel adrift at sea It’s a scenario many sailors have discussed because, […]
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