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

Britain’s neglect of its maritime heritage has led to shuttered shipyards, ailing fishing fleets and impoverished coastal towns

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As prime locations go, Yacht Haven’s Lymington site up the sheltered Lymington River is probably one of the best you’re likely to find, not just for its convenience to the Solent and prime cruising wa

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Technology has transformed sailing, but was the past better or worse? Andy Du Port shares his views