Devil in the deep

PRAYERS, PIRKS AND PRAWNS

In the first of a new regular column Irish shore fishing guide James Raymond reports on the fishing exploits of him and his clients along the west coast of Ireland

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki sailed over 5,000 miles to the Azores, Canaries and across the Atlantic to the Caribbean while repairing three separate leaks

Jim manages one last trip before Christmas and gets a bit of a surprise

January had seemed to last forever. The razzle dazzle of Christmas a mere memory, spring and its promise of sunny days still a good couple of months away. And now there was February to contend with. S