Orford sailing club celebrates 100 years

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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Modern intrusions vie with the trill of oystercatchers close to Dave’s dream home

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

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

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