Big adventures, little people

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

As we settled into our charter boat, a Beneteau 42, on its Newport, Rhode Island mooring, I checked the weather forecast and feared we might not make our planned destination of Nantucket island. Verit

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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

Whether you’re travelling with friends, as a couple or with family, there’s a ship to suit you, as our four writers discovered

It’s easy to dream about sailing the Atlantic, but actually doing it takes commitment and action. Justin Halewood explains how they did it, and what it cost