Single-handed ocean crossing - Free webinar
by Haven Knox-Johnston 1 Feb 04:00 PST
12 February 2026
Single-handed ocean crossing webinar © Haven Knox-Johnston
We are kicking off our free to attend 2026 webinar series with an inspiring and very real account of a single-handed ocean crossing.
Partnering once again with the Cruising Association, we are delighted to welcome Martin Sutcliffe to the Haven KJ Webinars! Martin will share his experience of planning and completing a solo ocean passage from Madeira to the Azores and back.
Martin is a sailor many of us will recognise ourselves in. He does not describe himself as an expert and he is not an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor with tens of thousands of sea miles behind him. In fact, he only bought his first boat a few years before retiring.
His story is an honest one, full of mistakes, successes, lessons learned, and reflections gained from real long distance sailing. There are plenty of practical takeaways for all of us, even if our own sailing plans never take us quite so far offshore.
When: Thursday 12th February, 7:30pm GMT
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Topics covered include:
- Building experience gradually and honestly.
- Moving from coastal sailing to overnight and multi day passages.
- Managing fear, doubt and confidence at sea.
- Preparing both boat and skipper for offshore sailing.
- Sleep, watch systems and fatigue management.
- Weather forecasting, routing and decision making.
- Lessons learned and what he would do differently.
- The realities of solo sailing versus sailing with crew.
- Practical equipment that genuinely makes a difference.
- A live Q&A.
Can't make it live? No problem!
The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to the Haven KJ YouTube channel. Everyone who registers but cannot attend will receive a link to the recording.
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Past webinars
Our 2026 series of webinars follows on from our highly successful webinars in previous years, including:
To see the full list of webinars, please visit: Learn, Sail, Explore: Webinar Series