Britain’s neglect of its maritime heritage has led to shuttered shipyards, ailing fishing fleets and impoverished coastal towns

Your cruising destinations, near and far

Further to Dr Mike Esbester’s article “The Reign of the Railway” in the October issue, may I add another angle to the fascinating story of our railways and what they can tell us about family history –

On Alec Frydman’s first-ever voyage as a commercial fisherman in October 2023, fishing for albacore tuna off the coast of Washington State, his boat sank 20 miles offshore and his captain was drowned. This is how he survived

Leo Heaney’s regular yacht club race night quickly turns dangerous, and leads to seven months of frustration to rectify the damage

Brian Morton