Spotting wild whales and dolphins while sailing is a joy, says marine conservationist Anna Moscrop
East Coast
Official report on Suffolk yacht ‘Orca’ fatal accident
Following the fatal accident, the MAIB concluded that neither the dredger nor the yacht were keeping a proper lookout
Weston Martyr: The £200 Millionaire
Smith stood five foot five in his boots, weighed nearly 10 stone in his winter clothes and an overcoat, and he had a flat chest and a round stomach. Smith…
Caledonian Canal closure update
Caledonian Canal breach has been closed. Navigation to resume by end of April
Sailor prosecuted for wind farm sabotage
A cruising yachtsman has been prosecuted for industrial sabotage in relation to an offshore wind farm today
A coastal cruise to the Azores
I’ve wanted to cruise the Azores since childhood. Not to make a brief pitstop at Horta or Ponta Delgada on an eastbound transatlantic passage, as thousands of sailors do every…
Crash Test Boat – Gas explosion
How safe is your gas system? Do you make regular checks? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat team create a gas explosion to show you why you should never…
John Muir – Listening for the Spitway Bell Buoy in fog
John Muir feels his way in fog down the East Coast In the summer of 1913 and is saved from the shoals by a novice crew’s hearing
Caledonian Canal closed after flood breach
The wier at Cullochy on the Caledonian Canal has partially collapsed following heavy rainfall and meltwater, closing the Canal for sea to sea transits.
Suffolk dredger guilty of yacht death
Guilty verdict given to Chief Mate at helm of the dredger Shoreway that hit and sank the yacht Orca, killing one of her crew