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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Ronnie Simpson of Portland sails his Class 40 sailboat “Koloa Maoli” across ...

For 38 days, it had all been plain sailing for Thomas Coville, a French yacht racer, and his six-man crew. Their 105ft trimaran, “Sodebo Ultim 3”, was in the lead after rounding South America and ...

Two Brits are celebrating becoming the first all-female crew to sail around the world without stopping. Dee Caffari, 53, and Deborah Blair, 23, were part of an eight-woman team who made history when ...

A woman with no nautical experience is currently on her first sailing trip - circumnavigating the world. Wedding celebrant Zena Birch started her epic sea voyage in January after she was invited by a ...

Oliver Widger, 29, quit his corporate job, liquidated his 401(k) and took a leap into the unknown. Just a man, a boat and his cat, Phoenix. Widger, who worked at a tire company in Portland, left it ...

A retired Clark County fire captain will soon be trading in his desert home for a 70-foot boat to sail around the world. Jimmy Johnson will join hundreds of sailors to embark on a nautical adventure ...

We speak to Oyster-yacht owners who've taken part in World Rallies and boarded vessels to discover lands often unseen. Here ...