I finally found the magic of the sea

Back to sea. Off to the end of land, away from the pastoral, the pretty order of serene lawns, blackbirds and cottages, farms and ploughed earth. The tide carried us back down the sheltered rivers of

THE PICK OF THIS WEEK’S RADIO

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides

This autumn, the annual Ocean Film Festival tours venues in the British Isles, sharing some of the most extraordinary independent films about our oceans from around the world

Coming up for air

There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t