Paul heiney

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

For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

John Payne examines the hardware and software he uses on his boat, and what you need to consider when using electronic charts

Could it be all change at the charity shop?

I was shocked in a London hostelry recently to discover that our once-proud nation has been reduced to forming an orderly queue for drinks at the pub bar. It hasn’t happened in my local yet, and all i

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about