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

Winter has long challenged boat anglers, with harsh weather and the departure of summer species reducing the action. However, warming seas are changing the game. Tim Macpherson sets South Coast anglers a winter species hunt challenge

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WILL HARRIS ON MAKING A NAV PLAN

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Passage planning may not be of great concern to sailors who do most of their sailing in familiar waters and who follow the main channels to 24 hour-access marinas. With the latest auto-tracking facili