"My luck ran out. I hit more rocks in the next half-hour than in the rest of my life to date..." says Tom Cunliffe in his January 2015 podcast for…
Yachting podcasts
Are electronic gadgets compatible with the vast, soggy ocean?
Electronic gadgets are proliferating every aspect of our lives, Libby Purves questions whether they are truly compatible with the vast, soggy ocean, December 2014
The Essex coast is the subject of the first in a new series of ‘Rough Guides’
Dick Durham podcast - December 2014
The doldrums can drive sailors mad, but there are worse things than being becalmed
Tom Cunliffe podcast - December 2014
Libby Purves podcast November 2014
While hardier souls are out braving the wintry elements, some of us give in to fantasy boat-shopping, in the dry...
Dick Durham podcast November 2014
Being a bilge rat is a filthy job, but someone has to do it, and besides, you never know what treasures you may find...
Tom Cunliffe podcast November 2014
Maintenance is never going to be as much fun as sailing, but you can get a lot of pleasure out of working on your boat...
Libby Purves podcast: If you want to stress-test a marriage, there’s no better way than to put them on a boat and point them at a marina…
Libby Purves - podcast October 2014
Dick Durham podcast: There’s a starboard-hand marker in the Thames Estuary that has greater significance than just the direction of buoyage
Dick Durham podcast - October 2014
Tom Cunliffe podcast: Space was at a premium inside the tiny boats our forefathers sailed. Now, it’s space in marinas that costs a premium…
Tom Cunliffe podcast - October 2014