S INCE MOVING TO THE SOUTH West and ...

HIS love affair with nature and being on the water began as a young boy when he used to kayak down the River Spey – Scotland’s second-longest river – with his dad. So, it comes as no surprise that out

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

Giles Catchpole on riverside ghosts

One of the most picturesque inland waterways in the world, the Caledonian Canal is a magnet for leisure boating, cycling and walking. It stretches diagonally across the Scottish Highlands, linking som

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