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

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

Can you really only visit Scilly in light winds?

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Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

A weekend away from it all in the wild landscapes of the Shetland Islands offers the perfect break from city life