Passage planning may not be of great concern to sailors who do most of their sailing in familiar waters and who follow the main channels to 24 hour-access marinas. With the latest auto-tracking facili

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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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

The United States is far down the list in terms of popular cruising destinations for the European market but with its vast cruising area, and the fact more and more charter guests are looking for alte

It’s easy to get downhearted during these long weeks in the dead of winter, but all sorts of little treats can pop up to help us through. A wet day only six hours long doesn’t have a lot to offer to t