Experienced ocean sailors John Simpson and Mikaela Meik, who run Sailing Rallies Ltd, will be giving a series of free talks on long-distance cruising at Southampton Boat Show.

They have sailed in excess of 50,000 miles and will offer advice on provisioning, planning, sailing south to the Canaries and cruising to the Baltic.

The talks are free of charge and take place at 12.30pm on the Which Marina? stand (F004) every day during the show, from 12 to 21 September. The Sailing Rallies team will also be available on stand JO74.

Visit www.sailingrallies.com or www.tyha.co.uk/whichmarina.asp for more information.