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

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

The Cruising Club of America brought six yacht clubs together for a magnificent Western Isles Cruise in July; Bob Shepton joined the fleet in Oban

A demanding adventure that sees teams sail the west coast of Scotland stopping so crew runners race up the peaks of Mull, Jura and Arran. Charles Warlow and family take on the challenge

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

Can you really only visit Scilly in light winds?