A tragedy at sea and a rescue

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides

Back to sea. Off to the end of land, away from the pastoral, the pretty order of serene lawns, blackbirds and cottages, farms and ploughed earth. The tide carried us back down the sheltered rivers of

News from your cruising area

After three years of construction, Will Brocklebank takes delivery of only the second Rustler 41 ever built...

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

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