Orcas Attack Robin Knox-Johnston’s Farr 56 Sanjula

More news of orcas attacking sailboats in the Atlantic off the Iberian peninsula, in this case involving a sailing icon. Scuttlebutt Sailing News reports that a pod of orcas attacked Sir Robin Knox-Johnson while sailing his Farr 56 Sanjula, damaging … Continue reading

Car Carrier Felicity Ace on Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic

The car carrier Felicity Ace caught fire yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean, 90 miles southwest of the Azores. The Portuguese Navy and four merchant ships in the area responded to the car carrier’s distress call. The crew of 22 were … Continue reading

Scottish MacLean Brothers Set Three Records Rowing the Atlantic in Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge

Congratulations to Ewan, Jamie, and Lachlan MacLean, three brothers from Edinburgh, Scotland who rowed across the Atlantic in just 35 days. They departed from La Gomera, in the Canary Islands on 12 December and completed the 3,000-mile row to Antigua … Continue reading

Monster Storms East and West — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut

Two monster storms are bearing down on vulnerable coastlines on opposite sides of the globe. In the Atlantic,  Hurricane Florence, now a Category 2 storm, is sending lashing winds, powerful rains and the threat of major flooding as it approaches the … Continue reading

Chris Bertish — First Person to Cross Atlantic by Paddleboard

On Thursday, South African Chris Bertish paddled his ocean-going stand-up paddleboard into Antiqua’s English Harbor becoming the first person to cross the Atlantic by stand-up paddleboard. He left Agadir, Morocco, 93 days ago, on the epic 4,050-mile voyage.  Bertish was wholly unassisted … Continue reading

First U.S. Atlantic Ocean Marine National Monument Established

President Obama has designated 4,913 square miles of ocean, 130 miles off Cape Cod on the southern edge of George’s Bank, as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the nation’s first marine reserve in the Atlantic Ocean. Lee … Continue reading

Yacht Cheeki Rafiki Feared Lost, Four UK Sailors Missing, Controversy as Coast Guard Calls Off Search

UPDATE:  The US Coast Guard has resumed the search for the missing crew from the Cheeki Rafiki.   Over 200,000 signed petitions asking that the search be resumed.  British Prime Minister David Cameron thanked the Coast Guard on Twitter after it made … Continue reading

Sarah Hebert, Suffering From Anemia, Suspends Atlantic Windsurf Crossing

On Monday we posted about Sarah Hebert’s bold attempt to cross the Atlantic by windsurfer.  She has been battling 3-to-5 metre swells and constant 25-knot winds.  Now, suffering from extreme dizziness, diagnosed to be caused by anemia, she has suspended her attempt but vows to return … Continue reading

Artemis Rowing Team Smashes 114-year old Record for Rowing Across the Atlantic

On July 19th, we posted about the start of the Artemis North Atlantic Challenge when the Artemis Rowing Team set off from New York Harbor to break the 114 year old record for rowing across the Atlantic.    The previous record had … Continue reading