It's a small sailing world. A beautiful aluminium world grinder, which I had been druling over, docked just a few berts away from mine, was sold to Martin Hartland and Svetlana Baraniuk. Now they have signed up for Jimmy Cornell's High Latitude Challenge 2026-27. So I had to make a podcast with Martin as they were preparing for their first transatlantic in Moonraker - and then the quest to sail to Antarctica and through the North West passage in the same season.

Check out Cornell Sailing for more information about the High Latitude Challenge, and please also check out all the books he has written. No onboard bookshelf is complete with at least three books from Jimmy Cornell.

If you are interested in High Latitude Sailing, I have written a book by the same title together with Bob Shepton. You can buy High Latitude Sailing on Amazon. I am also holding two High Latitude Sailing Courses in 2026.

Keen on sailing the Norwegian coast? You should be. Read Sail the Norwegian Coast: How and Why you should sail the most beautiful coast in the world – Kindle edition.