Wednesday 12th May 2010: Two Army Doctors, Nick Dennison and Hamish Reid, set out to Row around Great Britain in order to raise money for Help for Heroes and the Army Benevolent Fund. In doing so they will enter the record books by being the first pair to complete this Herculean task. More ...

May 2010: Jessica Watson has become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the World. Inspired by, among others Kay Cottee, the first woman to sail solo non-stop unassisted around the world and by Jesse Martin, the youngest person to do so. Jessica hopes to inspire young sailors, adventurers and everyone with a dream in their heart. More ...

January 2010: Geoff Holt sailed a 60ft, purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible catamaran on a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

The 3,000 mile passage from Lanzarote to Tortola took a little longer than anticipated but in completing this challenge, Geoff will became the first quadriplegic to make the journey, unassisted in every aspect of the sailing.More ...

June 2011: Twice World Record holder Greg Kolodziejzyk believes he can set an amazing record. Pedal a high-tech, custom-designed, human–powered boat called KOA 3000 miles from Vancouver to Hawaii. He hopes to raise enough money in the process to donate 3000 bicycles to kids who can't afford one, one for each mile More ...

Transat Jacques Vabre 2009 Race

November 8th 2009: The Transat Jacques Vabre will again break new ground with this "Formula 1" IMOCA and Class 50 Multihull Race. It will as is traditional, start at Le Havre, a town resolutely geared towards the ocean but this time it has a new course, which culminates with the double-handed crews traversing the Caribbean Sea to Costa Rica More ...

La Solitaire du Chocolat Class 40 Transatlantic Yacht Race 2009

October 18th 2009: Solidaire du Chocolat is the first exclusively Class 40 transatlantic race. It is a double-handed race to be held every two years over a new non-stop 5000 mile (9260 km) course. Departing from Nantes-Saint-Nazaire heading to Progreso in Yucatan, Mexico. Solidaire du Chocolat has a non-sailing side, each solidarity crew includes a skipper, a crew member, and a solidarity charity More ...

September 13th 2009: For ten months, 35,000 miles of ocean racing and around 400 people face the challenge of a lifetime. When the starting gun goes off for the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race the fleet of ten sleek, stripped down 68-foot yachts will embark on a full circumnavigation of the globe. More ...

BLESMA is the national charity for limbless serving and ex service men and women and their dependants and widows. It is the charity that directly supports all our service men and women who lose limbs, the use of limbs or eyes or the sight of an eye in the service of our country. These guys don't take "can't" for an answer they are always up to amazing activities More ...

May 24th 2009: Roz Savage set out from Wakiki on Stage 2 of her solo Pacific crossing. She reached Tarawa, an atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, on September 6. She was at sea for 104 days. More ...