Technology has transformed sailing, but was the past better or worse? Andy Du Port shares his views

Think of the Cote d’Azur and you think of refined opulence; F Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night, Brigitte Bardot, Cannes Film Festival; glitz, glamour. The reality if you actually drive there is v

After nine years of circumnavigating the globe, the ‘old Seadog’ tells Laura Hodgetts he’s home to get patched up and a pension

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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