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Crew training and a delivery trip provide an exhilarating start to the sailing season

Cradled in rugged cliffs, the Scottish town of Eyemouth has a fishing history that lingers in the salt air, with tales of loss and resilience

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

According to the AngelNav app on my iPad, the GPS reading in my study this afternoon is accurate to less than two metres. Hooray for that! This sort of mind-blistering precision breeds innate confiden

Artist and printmaker Tom Frost swapped the bustle of Bristol for the calm of Carmarthenshire, finding creative clarity on the Welsh coastline

Phil Dargavel and his wife Julie enjoy the unique freedom of a trailerable boat by taking their BRIG Navigator RIB from Christchurch to Scotland to explore the stunning vistas of the Caledonian Canal