Ocean
Atlantic Rowing Crossing Times
From the trade-wind run to Antigua to the colder route east, what sets the length of an ocean row across the Atlantic.
3 min readOcean Rowing and Sailing
Rowing and sailing the open sea: crossing times, budgets, RYA qualifications, forecasts and kitesurfing. Every guide lists the sources it was checked against; the expedition archive keeps the dispatches first published on this domain.
Ocean
Atlantic Rowing Campaign Costs
The boat, the entry fee, the certificates and the shipping each come with their own bill, and every one needs a current quote.
2 min read
Ocean
Day Skipper vs Yachtmaster
From Competent Crew to Yachtmaster Ocean, the RYA ladder explained step by step, with the logged sea time each rung demands.
3 min read
Ocean
Shipping Forecast Explained
Gale warnings, synopsis, sea areas: the fixed pattern of the Met Office bulletin and the exact meaning of every word in it.
3 min read
Ocean
Kitesurfing Lessons for Beginners
From flying a trainer kite on the beach to riding upwind, the stages every beginner goes through and how long each usually takes.
2 min readFrom the expedition archive
All expeditions
Expedition archive
Kite Quest 200
The 2005 attempt to cross the North Atlantic from Newfoundland in a kite-powered boat, through the hurricane season.
23 dispatches
Expedition archive
Arctic Quest 1832
The 2004 return to Boothia with a team from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, searching for the remains of the Victory.
15 dispatches
Expedition archive
Arctic Quest 1831
A solo folding-kayak journey in the high Arctic in 2003, following the route of Sir John Ross to the magnetic north pole.
8 dispatchesElsewhere in the magazine
