Transatlantic fleet cruises scottish western isles

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 seasoned polar explorer Franklin lost two vessels and 129 men, himself included, in the late 1840s, searching for the route that would take 3,000nm off the sea route to the Orient. Even though glo

Fourteen yacht clubs assembled two-boat teams to contest the ‘unofficial’ world cup of yachting, gathering Admiral’s Cup veterans reliving their dreams through to youth crews realising theirs in compe

Paul Hardy and a fleet of fellow Cape Cutter trailer-sailers take on a biennial regatta for traditionally rigged craft

Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

Simon Ellis continues his three-month long cruise from Poole to the Isles of Scilly, taking in Polperro, Fowey, Falmouth, Porthleven, Mousehole and Land’s End