Feature Articles
Navigating through the storm10 August 2009
Sébastien Josse is fearless. He has circumnavigated the world more times than can be counted on one hand, and single-handedly sailed through storms in some of the planet’s most hostile seas. As skipper of BT, the IMOCA 60 yacht he sailed in the ultimate solo race, the Vendee Globe, he has dealt with seemingly insurmountable challenges – not least a broken rudder whilst alone in the remote South Atlantic Ocean – and emerged every time smiling, and ready for more.
The Fury of the Cape12 January 2009
Gale warnings 200 days a year, fog and dark skies… Welcome to Cape Horn! The southernmost tip of the American continent faces the Antarctic Peninsula and forms a narrow passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Week 6 roundup - As brutal as ever19 December 2008
Tough end to yet another tough week, which was marked by Jean-Pierre Dick rudder problems and subsequent loss of leadership, and a few hours later by Mike Golding's dismasting right after the British skipper had taken over!
The wild world of Cape Leeuwin15 December 2008
The Dutch navigators who had first sighted it - without stopping or claiming possession - had named "Land of Leeuwin"
