Is it a sailor’s ultimate dream to sail around the world? For some, it’s about speed and breaking records. For others, it’s the chance to leave everyday life behind and spend years exploring the world’s oceans at their own pace.
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Vendee Globe
Vendée Globe – The Ultimate Solo Round-the-World Sailing Race
The Vendée Globe is a solo, non-stop, unassisted yacht race around the world and is widely regarded as one of the toughest challenges in sailing.
Profile Picture Advice
Choosing a Profile Picture
There is plenty of advice out there on the best type of profile picture to have such as don’t post a selfie, wear red, (women) or blue (men). Then there’s don’t wear sunglasses, look into the camera (women) away from the camera (men). Include a pet, don’t include a pet. Do you know what I think?
Drake Passage
You may have heard of the Drake Passage, one of the most feared stretches of water in the world. Yet it is also one of the most remarkable. In fact, it is the only completely unhindered ocean passage on the planet.
Sailing Cape Horn
Cape Horn is located on Isla Hornos and is widely regarded as the southernmost point of South America. The island sits at the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and marks the northern boundary of the strait separating South America from Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage.
Cowes Week – Fascinating Facts
Fascinating facts about this famous regatta.
With Cowes Week starting this weekend, here are some fascinating facts you may not know about this iconic sailing regatta.
Sailing Origami
Fun Paper Folding Ideas for Life On Board
What is Origami?
Origami is the traditional Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and sculptures. The word comes from ori, meaning folding, and kami, meaning paper.
The Real Robinson Crusoe
Who Was the Real Robinson Crusoe?
The 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe traces the tumultuous voyages and ultimate survival of a man with an unshakable lust for the sea. Since its publication, the story has sparked ongoing debate about who may have inspired the book’s famous castaway.
So, who was the real Robinson Crusoe?
SS Varvassi
The Wreck off the Needles
Introduction
The SS Varvassi was a 3,874‑ton Greek merchant steamship that became infamous after running aground off the Needles Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, on 5 January 1947.
The Niagara Scow
I recently came across the fascinating story of the Niagara scow and decided to learn more and share it with you. The Niagara scow, also known as the Iron Scow or Old Scow, refers to a dredging scow that was marooned upstream of the famous Niagara Falls in 1918.