Untangling a sail which was wrapped around a foil was a major task With winds of about 50mph (80km/h) and 16ft (5m) waves, keeping the boat in one piece has sometimes been a challenge in itself.

"This is a small space," he said. "We had to start seeing her more." Darsy says being realistic about your expectations for your partner is essential. Sailing with just one person on a small boat ...

Humans have been sailing various seas and oceans for thousands of years, and using boats for potentially even longer than that. But as a species we wouldn’t have made it very far if it was only ...