If successful, Katie, 14, could take the mantle from Timothy Long of being the youngest person to sail solo around Britain
Circumnavigation
Chay Blyth: 50 years since his Impossible Voyage
50 years ago Chay Blyth became the first person to sail solo, non-stop, westwards around the world. Dee Caffari, the first woman to emulate his record, looks back at his
Pen Duick VI to race in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race
Pen Duick VI will compete in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, which is being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Race
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz: 1936-2021
Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, who in 1978 become the first woman to sail solo around the world via the Panama Canal, has died, aged 84
Do you want to skipper a race yacht around the world?
An experienced skipper and a team manager are being sought to lead an amateur crew in the Ocean Globe Race 2023
Elana Connor solo New Zealand circumnavigation
Voyage for VOYCE has seen former foster child, Elana Connor complete a 3,000-mile, solo figure-8 route around New Zealand in a 34ft yacht, to raise sail training funds.
Brexit: What are the exceptional circumstances to avoid paying boat VAT again?
Are you confused about the boat VAT rules in the UK and EU following Brexit? Yachting Monthly experts help to unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for sailors
Pip Hare: What it’s like to race in the Vendée Globe
Pip Hare was the first British skipper to finish the 2020-21 Vendée Globe. She shares the highs and lows of her race
First electric boat circumnavigation on hold
Jimmy Cornell has abandoned his Elcano Challenge – a quest to retrace the world’s first circumnavigation in a fully electric boat – for now.
25 Cruising Heroes for the 21st century
Katy Stickland chooses 25 modern cruising sailors who have inspired others to throw off the bowlines and explore by sail









