He was 1,300 miles from land, and another storm was barreling in. Wind at 30 knots and climbing. Chop, steep and shallow. Sheets of rain erased the sky. Three weeks earlier, he had left the Canary ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What started as a simple love for sailing has turned into a unique mission for one Brooklyn resident, Stas Holodnak -- to see Staten Island from every angle, by sailboat.

Mark O’Connor recounts his solo Atlantic crossing in a recorded talk hosted by Killaloe Sailing Club, now available online.

Solo sailor Peter Metcalfe aboard Kessel, somewhere deep in the Pacific, and even farther from the life he left behind. Courtesy Peter Metcalfe Solo ocean crossings exist in a strange territory ...