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

News from your cruising area

It’s hardly news to say that boat insurance premiums are going up again this year – don’t they always? Taking the temperature with a few quick online quotes, however, shows that prices in some parts o

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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Hundreds of sailors successfully crossed the Atlantic in December as the ARC rally celebrates 40 years