Cruising the outer hebrides

IS the success of a holiday all down to the weather? It certainly is when you are in the Hebrides, though we always go well prepared for the worst, and take lots of books too so that after wet walks w

A weekend away from it all in the wild landscapes of the Shetland Islands offers the perfect break from city life

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

Simon Ellis completes the final leg of his three-month sabbatical cruise along the South Coast of England

A strange but not unpleasant mixture of Atlantic air and the scent of washing up powder fills my nostrils. Up ahead, I can see many of the houses dotted around seemingly at random have hung out their

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat