Andy Turner suffers a debilitating heart condition while sailing his Bowman 46 offshore with his son and a friend

If you would like to recommend a marine charity doing great work (including care for the environment) contact julia@golden-duck.co.uk

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

The annual National Historic Ships UK Photography Competition offers a window into our maritime past and how it touches the present day

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I was very interested to read Nicola Johnson’s article exploring the world of stokers in your January 2026 issue. My great grandfather, John Thomas Gray, was a stoker on the HMS Indomitable during the