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Poole Quay Boat Haven is based on Poole’s vibrant and historic Town Quay and is one of two Poole Harbour Commissioner-run trust port marinas in Poole Harbour. The other – Port of Poole Marina – is jus

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

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop