Ocean Sailing

Paul Heiney is a well-known writer and broadcaster whose ocean sailing started with a voyage to the Azores which led to his participation in the OSTAR, the singlehanded transatlantic race, in a particularly gruelling year. More recently, he has completed a cruise from the UK to Cape Horn and back – a round trip of 18,000 miles of which he sailed 11,000 miles alone. His account of this trip was published in his much-acclaimed book One Wild Song (Adlard Coles). He is a member of the Ocean Cruising Club and currently Commodore of the Royal Cruising Club.

1 Being on the Ocean ~ a taste of what’s in store

2 Where in the World Shall We Go? ~ making plans, and making your choice

3 It’s Time to Buy ~ is there a perfect boat for ocean sailing?

4 The Boats They Chose ~ there are any number of craft in which you can go offshore sailing

5 How Much to go Ocean Sailing? ~ …‘all of what you have plus a little bit more’

6 Can the Kids Come Too? ~ you can’t leave them behind, but how do you take your kids to sea?

7 Too Old to Go? ~ does ocean-going come with an upper age limit?

8 Keep in Touch ~ …with folks back home, and with the weather

9 The Complete Engineer ~ be a jack of all trades – and master of them all

10 Look After Yourself ~ keeping well and staying safe

11 When Things Go Wrong ~ sooner or later you’ll have a mishap. Why not think it through now?

12 And When It’s All Over ~ coming down to earth and hitting dry land