For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

THE BIT OF KIT THAT MIGHT JUST SAVE YOUR LIFE

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SEA ANGLER’S BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO LURES, TECHNIQUES AND WRECK FISHING TACTICS

Christmas is a time of year when friends and family often congregate. But in the underwater world there’s a whole host of benefits to be gained from sticking together

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