Sailing

In the middle of our oceans there are giant floating islands of rubbish.

Bob Hawke promised lunch at The Lodge for any Australian crew who could win the America’s Cup. He kept his word. And invited the entire parliament.

The swell was huge. But Wendy Tuck needed sleep. Bad things happen only at night, she thought. This is the epic story of the first woman to win the Clipper Round The World Race.

Grant Dalton received a call the day after New Zealand’s America’s Cup ‘disaster’ in 2003. It set him - and his country - on a truly remarkable course.

Winning the America's Cup was Glenn Ashby's ultimate but the triumphant skipper has found a far more frightening challenge.

If I stayed in the hatch, the boat would sink and I would die. If I went outside, the job ahead of me was so …