60 years since Wharram crossed Atlantic

2021-12-20T17:27:06+00:00September 30th, 2019|Heritage|

Jutta James and Ruth in New York with son Hannes (who did not make the crossing) It's sixty years since James Wharram and his two German girlfriends crossed the Atlantic Ocean from West to East aboard the 40ft catamaran Rongo. The boat was designed and built in the   West Indies after the trio successfully [...]

The great British Swim – 65 days in

2020-11-06T11:24:39+00:00August 7th, 2018|Life Afloat|

Strongman swimmer Ross Edgley and sailor Matt Knight are on their way to making Ross the first man to swim around the British Isles. The pair set off from Margate on May 30 with the aim to complete 2,000 miles by the end of the summer. Today, 65 days in, they are at Tobermory on [...]

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