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Many years back as a young journalist I was invited to a press conference at a hotel complex where the smooth-talking owner presented an exciting plan to build a series of ‘Eco Pods’ on the land behin

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Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

Discover how to enjoy a Riviera lifestyle without leaving the UK with the latest news on marinas, sailing, waterside homes and harbour developments from the Coast team