Tales of the unexpected

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

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THE BIG RIDE

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

Brittany in winter can be wild, wet and windy and not an obvious choice for spending the off season on board. But southern Brittany in particular has many charming advantages, as Detlef Jens found out

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