Take five: moments that raised the bar at sea

Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c

The art of juggling tea and a muffin while not tripping over or getting whacked on the head

DESSERT glasses, the ancestors of today’s trifle bowls ...

One summer’s evening in the days before internet weather forecasting, I was deeply involved in the after-race ‘do’ following a Solent Old Gaffers event. In the 1970s these regattas drew entrants large

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

MAKING AND BREAKING THE SHIP OF DREAMS