The Fastnet has got to be on every sailor’s bucket list as a serious challenge for your inshore and offshore skills as you battle it out for line honours. See – when we break the rules we really go for it. Click here to contact us if you’re interested in …

Filmmaker Josiah Holwick from Proper Films has made some stunning films from his voyage with one of our tall ships that we’re honoured to share. The operator is an active member of IAATO, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators and is a small-scale company that sails with a maximum of …

Could this be the ‘coolest’ job ever? In October 2022 four women were selected to run the world’s coldest and remotest post office … in Antarctica.  The team were picked to from around 6,000 people who expressed an interest in the role which includes running the post office and counting …

I can probably characterise every major trip I’ve ever been on by whether it was an ebb or a flow. By that I mean, whether I was going ‘to’ a place or running ‘from’ another. That place might be a physical destination or an emotional state of mind, usually it’s …

On Sunday 9 October, logistics and emotions were taken to a new level for the organisers of the Running Out of Time relay as the baton made an adventurous fossil-fuel-free journey carried by rowers, sailors and a windsurfer across the world’s busiest shipping lane, the Dover Strait, from England to France.  Another …

We’re on the home straight for the end of 2022 … but how will you see out the year? There are some INCREDIBLE adventures that you can be part of that will etch themselves into the essence of your life story. Here are 5 sailing inspired voyages you won’t be …

5 Epic Sabbatical Ideas Time and money. Let’s face it, they’re the two biggest things stopping most people from following their wanderlust on an epic journey of discovery. This post can’t help with the second but I’ll blog on that soon. But for those looking to super-charge the TIME aspect …

We’re proud to be part of an incredible climate relay called Running Out of Time, an extraordinary 7,767km, non-stop relay from Glasgow, Scotland (COP26 host) to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27 host) in the name of climate action.  Running Out of Time will be the longest non-stop relay ever attempted with …

What would it feel like to steer a tall ship across the Ocean? To circumnavigate the globe gliding through the waves. To fall asleep on deck under the countless stars of the night sky or dive from the ship into an azure sea? Sailing around the world is the travel …

Caption: Endurance sinking, 1915. Canterbury Museum 1971.53.3. No know copyright restrictions From Kid the Courageous to Osman the Great, the dogs who pulled sledges and provided companionship on the great Antarctic expeditions all had tales of their own. But you know what Shackleton’s dogs were called? Nearly all of them …

When you power your own adventure, the romance of the journey comes with a sense of achievement that is unparalleled. You can run, cycle, hike and kayak your way around the world; powered by your passion for adventure! Run through the lava fields of Iceland, hike across the mountain ranges …