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Proper preparation prevents poor performance

If you are looking to cruise the northern Scottish Isles, or further afield to places like Scandinavia, Orkney is a good option as a first port of call from the mainland. It takes just a day’s sail to

My sister was organising a family reunion and the venue was near the world’s smallest city (unofficially; more of that later) and not far from the market town of Beccles in the Waveney Valley. Paul an

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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

THE CREAM AND JAM in South Devon’s delicious scone, the delightful seaside town of Salcombe is well known for its beautiful beaches and scenic estuary. It is also hugely popular with the sailing and y