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    A man on his yacht heading out of Plymouth for the start of the Jester Challenge 2018

    Jester Challenge 2018 gets underway

    • May 15, 2018

    Seven skippers have crossed the Plymouth start line of the Jester Challenge 2018 and will now race to Newport

    HM Coastguard National Maritime Operations Centre at Fareham, Hampshire. Credit: PLANEFOCUS LTD

    Long-range rescue of French yachtsman in the Atlantic

    • August 2, 2017

    A French sailor has been safely rescued from a sinking yacht in the middle of the Atlantic after an oil tanker made a five-hour diversion to save him.

    UK Coastguard helicopter makes 500 mile mercy dash to rescue unwell yachtsman in the Atlantic

    UK Coastguard helicopter makes 500-mile mercy dash to rescue unwell yachtsman

    • June 30, 2017

    The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter made a 530-mile round trip yesterday to rescue a desperately unwell yachtsman in the Atlantic Ocean.

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    Sailors rescued after storm hits OSTAR fleet in north Atlantic

    • June 12, 2017

    Four yachts competing in the OSTAR and TWOSTAR fleet have been rescued after a storm struck in the north Atlantic.

    Rambler 88 powering up to cross the finish line in Saint Lucia © WCC / Tim Wright: Photoaction.com

    Record-breaking ARC yacht arrives in Saint Lucia

    • November 29, 2016

    The super-maxi Rambler 88 has broken the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) course record with a time of eight days, six hours, 29 minutes and 15 seconds .

    The Fire Ant rowing crew setting off from Gran Canaria. Credit: Oceanus Rowing

    British rowers rescued after capsizing mid-Atlantic

    • February 15, 2016

    Four female rowers have been rescued in the Atlantic Ocean after their rowing boat capsized and they lost vital equipment.

    Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' ‎ship Braemar came to the aid of a sailing yacht marooned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

    Cruise liner carries out mid-Atlantic yacht rescue

    • January 4, 2016

    The 14-metre Nicollet and her four Polish passengers and crew had been adrift mid Atlantic for nearly three days...

    The Contessa 32 Pisces crew Paul Thompson and David Everett being greeted with rum punch in St Lucia. Credit: Clare Pengelly/World Cruising Club

    Highs and lows from a record-breaking anniversary ARC

    • December 16, 2015

    There have been many dramas since the ARC yachts set sail from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Yet the vast majority of participants enjoyed a safe passage, and spirits were high…

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