Driving a speed boat will allow you to explore our beautiful UK coastline like never before, as Jessica Reid discovers after taking the Powerboat Level 2 course
Words: Jessica Reid Photographs: Jessica Reid and Drone Overview
Low tech, sustainable and easy to use, plywood bellyboards are making a comeback on Cornwall’s north coast as maker Dick Pearce & Friends stokes up a very British pursuit. WORDS JAMES STEWART
Adventure triathlete Fiona Quinn shares how she conquered her fear of water to journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats by unconventional means, meeting dolphins, seals, jellyfish and her own true grit along the way
Meet Mermaid Mershell – aka Michelle Forsbrey – whose passion for the ocean has taken her to new depths as she’s learned to freedive and set up her own mermaiding school in Bournemouth. Words: Anna Turns Photographs: Waveslider Photography; alastairscarlett.com
Currently the top ranked woman in the world for kitesurfing, Steph Bridge shares her five best places to try the watersport. Compiled by Caroline Wheater
Content editor Madeleine Barber gets a look at what to expect for the sailing calendar’s biggest event – the America’s Cup World Series 2016 – and sees Sir Ben Ainslie in action. Photographs: Madeleine Barber
A crew of unsuspecting celebrities and seasoned sailors are currently half-way through a voyage from Belfast to London in aid of BT Sport Relief. We catch up with them en route. Words: Madeleine Barber