OSTAR veteran Mervyn Wheatley ponders the changes in sailing through his decades-long career
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Dismasted offshore: how one man got his boat home
When Jock Hamilton’s 33ft Wauquiez Gladiateur dismasted offshore, 500 miles from land, he created a jury rig using a Laser dinghy mast, sails and oars, before sailing 1,500 miles home
Lively Lady: Sir Alec Rose’s yacht lives again
Dick Durham discovers the restored Lively Lady is still wowing the crowds 50 years after Sir Alec Rose completed his groundbreaking global circumnavigation
Gerry Hughes: no challenge too great
Gerry Hughes is the first deaf sailor to solo circumnavigate the world. Katy Stickland finds out what motivates him to push the boundaries
OSTAR & TWOSTAR to go ahead in 2021
Organisers of the OSTAR and TWOSTAR have confirmed the transatlantic races will go ahead as planned in May 2021
Mary Falk, OSTAR record holder, has died
Tributes have been paid to OSTAR and Round Britain and Ireland veteran Mary Falk, who has died
‘The sickening sound of tearing wood as we were hit by the wave’
A freak wave wreaks havoc on Kass Schmitt and Rupert Holmes' 36ft Zest as they attempt to sail to Lanzarote