Celebrating the Cowes to Torquay powerboat race, which first ran in 1961.

On this edition, skipper Graeme Henry takes us for a tour on board the famous yacht Stormvogel before she took part in the 2021 Fastnet Race Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On August 6th 1971 Chay Blyth sailed into Hamble having completed the ‘impossible’ voyage. He completed a circumnavigation of the globe, travelling west against the prevailing winds in 292 days on board British Steel. 50 years on Sir Chay reflects on that voyage, why he did it and has some advice for those planning their own epic adventure. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

After the Covid pandemic caused the cancellation in 2020, Cowes Week, the world's most famous sailing regatta returned for its 195th edition. On this podcast, regatta director Laurence Mead explains how the Royal Yacht Squadron in intrinsic to the event, how the Royal family’s Drago class yacht Bluebottle has been restored, Pip Hare has advice for the students from the Greig Academy and why a Royal Navy minesweeper has been in The Solent. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

They’re great fun but not everyone’s a fan. Responsible users of personal watercraft are saying that a minority of users are giving the rest of them a bad name. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Lymington RNLI is urging water users to label their kit in a bid to stop unnecessary call outs. Abandoned dinghies, kite and wind surfing gear have all triggered searches only for the owners to be found alive and well in a local pub or at home. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

After 500 years in London, Arthur Beale has become the first chandlery to open in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. MD Hugh Taylor talks about the brand’s history and Hannah Prowse from Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust reveals how the partnership came about. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The Friends of MV Freedom which is based in Weymouth, provide access to the sea for people living with disability. Their trips can change people’s lives. Volunteer skipper Dirk Aldous talks about the history of the charity, their brand new vessel and their Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

After the first ever peace time cancellation, the world famous Round the Island Race is back for 2021 and it’s 90th anniversary edition. For the thousands taking part in the race around the Isle of Wight, they will be in the biggest participation event to be held in the UK since before March 2020. The Island Sailing Club’s Dave Atkinson is the race organiser. He talks about the legacy of the race, the dangers of relying on technology and the challenges of organising a huge event in uncertain times. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, UKSA CEO Ben Willows talks about the importance of the UK Sailing Academy to the maritime industry and to the Isle of Wight’s youngsters. How world class and record-breaking sailors use their facilities alongside primary schools. And how their new sea.change initiative is designed to encourage teenagers into maritime careers. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, the founder of the charity Wetwheels Geoff Holt MBE talks about the first decade of the project that offers a unique opportunity for disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages - including those with multiple, profound and complex impairments - to access the water. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Association Of Sail Training Organisations chair Mark Todd talks about the impact of sail training on those who take part. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Christopher Waddington, chief instructor at Southampton Sailing Club talks about the club’s history, its enviable location and post Covid plans. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition we hear from Simon Collyer who’s set up an initiative exploring sailing wellness. Simon talks about his project and how sailors from the Olympics and Paralympics are involved. And he talks about growing up sailing off the Essex coast.

On this edition we’re hearing about 2 of the most historic vessels ever to set sail from Portsmouth. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has spent the last year updating the visitor experiences at HMS Victory and at the Mary Rose museum, and we’ve been to have a look. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, hear from people living with multiple sclerosis who have taken part in a sailing day organised by the charity Oceans of Hope UK. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, we’re by the waterside in an historic New Forest boat building site. The Honourable Mary Montagu-Scott DL talks about the history and present day of Buckler’s Hard. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The Royal Southern Yacht Club’s rear commodore sailing and flag officer Paul Ward talks about the challenges of running a programme during and after the pandemic, and the positives of lockdown. Also the J/ classes, the club’s youth programme and having HRH Prince Phillip as club patron. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

With 2 two bravery awards and an MBE to his name, Peter Huxtable has recently hung up his wellies and handed back his RNLI pager, after an amazing 51 years service. Described by his colleagues as a ‘legend’, Peter is credited with saving 449 lives in the years since he first joined up with the Shoreham lifeboat. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, we hear from the MOD70 owner and its skipper after they smashed the record for the Fastnet course. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

In February 2021, Poole based sailor Pip Hare crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe, having completed the world’s toughest race. BBC Radio Solent has followed Pip in her quest for this goal for 10 years. Steve Harris narrates a special programme telling her story and the story of the race she almost didn’t finish. Music content edited for compliance.

Outgoing Cowes harbour master Captain Stuart McIntosh talks about his lifelong love of the water, serving on Donald Trump’s superyacht and the role of the harbour master in Cowes. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, the dream is over for Portsmouth based INEOS Team UK who have lost out to the Italian Luna Rossa team in the Prada Cup. A win on day 3 wasn’t enough for Sir Ben Ainslie’s team who lost the America’s Cup Challenger series 7-1. This is a round up of day 4 of the Prada Cup final in New Zealand. Podcast compiled using material provided by Americas Cup and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, day 3 of the Prada Cup final in New Zealand. Podcast compiled using material provided by Americas Cup and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, day 2 of the Prada Cup final in New Zealand. Podcast compiled using material provided by Americas Cup and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, day 1 of the Prada Cup final in New Zealand. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley using material provided by Americas Cup and Sea View Yacht Club. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

She’s done it! 95 days 11 hours, 37 and a half minutes after leaving Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pip Hare has crossed the finish line in the Vendee Globe. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

2000 miles from home in the Vendee Globe, Pip Hare celebrates her birthday with a little help from some familiar voices. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, Sir Ben Ainslie reflects on INEOS Team UK’s America’s Cup campaign so far. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Tributes have been paid to Bob Fisher, the Yachting Journalist known as “Mr America’s Cup”, who has died at the age of 85 at his home in Lymington. Bob was himself a world champion sailor, and record-breaking navigator... Close friend Sir Robin Knox Johnston was among those to acknowledge Bob's contributions to the sport, adding Bob was "A great character and a great loss." Dee Caffari MBE said he was "A true legend who will be missed around the globe." and Sir Ben Ainslie paid tribute to Bob from his training base in New Zealand. Bob was a great friend to the team that worked on the H2O project particularly when the America's Cup contest was on, reporting from wherever the races were for us. In 2015 though, just days before the America's Cup World Series started in Portsmouth, I visited Bob in his home just outside Lymington. We talked about growing up in Essex and when he first took to the water, the little America's Cup, Howards Way and of course the America's Cup and what it means to him. Here's the full version of that chat that was first broadcast on July 19th 2015. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, Prada Cup Round Robin 3 Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley using material supplied by America’s Cup. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Capsize drama and another win for INEOS TEAM UK in the Prada Cup. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley using material supplied by America’s Cup. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

3 wins out of 3 for INEOS TEAM UK in the Prada Cup. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley with material supplied by Americas Cup. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

A textbook start for Ineos Team UK in New Zealand, Eilidh McIntyre’s perfect storm of Covid and Brexit and Pip Hare passes Cape Horn in the Vendee Globe. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition Pip Hare in conversation from the Southern Ocean as she passes the half way mark of her Vendee Globe race. There’s a new series of BBC Two’s Saving Lives At Sea and some good news for the powerboat community in Cowes. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this mini edition we hear from sailors Alex Thompson and Pip Hare as they make final preparations for the 2020 Vendee Globe. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition: the RYA’s youth regattas are back, a tragedy on Southampton Water, a cut down boat show in Southampton and the last surviving D-Day landing craft is moved to Southsea seafront. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this episode, Sir Ben Ainslie CBE and Giles Scott MBE talk about Ineos Team UK’s campaign to bring the America’s Cup home. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition the world famous Round the Island Race is cancelled and a group of sailors foil across the channel. With no Cowes Week, how have Isle of Wight sailing clubs fared, a sailor thinks berthing fees should be reduced for lockdown and visitors to HMS Victory get a unique view. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this episode applications open for the RYA Keelboat Academy and Southampton Water Sailing Association rescue their summer programme. Natasha Lambert’s next challenge, a solo circumnavigator comes home and there’s a celebration of Cowes Week in poetry. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, Team GB sailors Eilidh McIntyre and Ali Young talk about how they’re feeling, considering they thought they’d be in Tokyo right now. RORC tell us about an event that IS happening, and some tips for those planning post covid cruise holiday. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Lesley Robinson, CEO of British Marine talks about the Summer on the Water campaign and Geoff Holt MBE DL tells us what shielding for 3 months has been like. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Blind sailor Kate Healey talks about her passion for being on the water. Pip Hare looks forward to the Vendee Globe, the esailing champion talks about the series and we visit the RNLI training centre in Poole. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Round the world sailor Alex Thomson is back on the water as he picks up his pre Vendee Globe training regime. Also, 14 year old Will Sears who was told he’d never sail again competes in a world championship, a team of rowers aiming for a round Britain record and Team GB sailors help deliver vital medicines across Dorset Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

GAFIRS, the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service are looking for new members, we hear from their new coxswain James Baggott. Also a catch up with Jack Trigger, the youngest sailor to finish the 2018 Route du Rhum. We find out how me manages his diabetes whilst sailor offshore. And members of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes mark HRH Prince Philip’s 99th birthday. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Cowes Week 2020 is cancelled and paraplegic sailor Geoff Holt MBE DL has a stark warning for those thinking of jumping into the water from height. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

A possible salvage operation at Titanic, training for the 2020 Atlantic Row, tough times for the National Museum of the Royal Navy and a Dorset bay welcomes the cruise ships. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The RYA and RNLI react to the news of the lifting of restrictions on water sports, allowing sailing clubs and marinas to re-open. Plus the impact on the loss of cruising, Sir Ben Ainslie on being locked down and the man who hitched a ride on a former Volvo Ocean Race boat. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, the RYA launch its training webinars and some of the south’s sailing clubs have been recording their lockdown diaries. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The RYA tell us about E sailing and an Isle of Wight sailor tells us she’s desperate to return home. Plus a small sailing club and a sail training firm tell us how they’re making the best of the lockdown. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition how a New Forest sailmaker is making protective bags for medical staff dealing with coronavirus patients and is using its factory machinery to help local volunteers make scrubs quickly. Plus relief for the British Olympic sailing squad due to go to Tokyo but uncertainty over funding and a Dorset family sail home after trying to start a new life in South America. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Team GB sailor Eilidh MacIntyre and rower Becca Girling give their reactions to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, the RYA launches sail from home, Poole RNLI reassure us they are still there for those in need and a submariner give us his tips on self isolating. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Organisers of the Clipper Race took the decision to pause the 2019/20 race due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Race founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston explains why and how the race was halted and the impact on the future of the biennial event. And both Sir Robin and fellow round the world sailor Dee Caffari MBE offer advice on keeping yourself occupied if you have to self-isolate. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Shelley Jory-Leigh delves into the history of the Corporation of Trinity House and tours their headquarters in London.

On this edition we hear from the teams taking part in the opening Sydney round of the 2020 SailGP championships. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

The story of Anna and Cameron McLean from Stow on the Wold who wanted to be the first brother and sister ever to row the Atlantic. Throughout 2019, BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Nicky Price has been following their story. Speaking to their family and friends and has kept tracks on their training. She was at the race start in La Gomera to see them off. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

The MCA launches an information ad campaign, a focus on the Hayling Island RNLI crew, HMS Collingwood marks its 80th anniversary and we hear from the Dorset man who’s the star of the BBC canal series. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, hear about the dangers faced by fishermen doing their job, mariners passing Portland Lighthouse will soon get a brighter warning, and we hear from Ocean Youth Trust South. Also hear from two adventurers who are preparing to row not one but two oceans in 2020 and there’s an appeal to find a plaque removed from Poole Lifeboat station. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition we hear from some of the sailors selected to represent Great Britain in the 2020 Tokyo games and Sir Ben Ainslie tells us about his brand new boat, designed and built with the aim of winning the America’s Cup. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The J/70 is one of the most competitive sailing classes in the world. A relatively new class, the J/70 is 22 feet long and is sailed in 25 countries, predominantly in the United States and Europe. In 2019 the world championships were held in the UK for the first time. In this podcast you’ll hear from the international class association executive director Chris Howell, the skipper of ‘Eat Sleep J Repeat’, the eventual world champions. Also the UK class captain and the lady helm JM7. And the principal race officer talks about putting and event like this on. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Steam Pinnace 199 was built in 1908 and was one of over 600 similar vessels used by the Royal Navy at the time. She is the last functional example of her type and as with many vessels and is fresh from her latest restoration in Gosport. As with so many examples of the historic fleet, 199 has quite a back story. Even down to her name. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Gosport sailor Alex Thomson is on a mission to win the 2020 Vendee Globe. If he achieves his ambition, he will be the first British sailor to win the grueling race. In 2019 Alex took delivery of the boat that he hopes will sail him into the record books. In this podcast, find out what happened when Alex took the BBC's Tony Husband for a spin on the Solent. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

3 medals for British sailors in World Cup series in Japan and the GB rowers compete for Olympic places. Also, iFly15 has been in the Solent, Christchurch Sailing Club opens its new accessible facilities and Jeanne Socrates becomes the oldest person ever to circumnavigate the globe completely unassisted. Plus a flavour of the the Southampton Boat Show. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The team at NCI Calshot keep an eye on one of the UK's busiest stretches of water from a unique vantage point, 112 ft above Calshot Spit. During daylight hours they maintain a continuous visual watch from Ryde to Cowes, from Fawley across to Netley. From kayakers to the ferries, personal water craft to sailors in Cowes Week or the Round the Island Race, nothing moves that they are not aware of. On this podcast hear from some of the volunteers, discover the look out's history and find out how they were recognised with a Queens Award in 2019. Podcast presented and produced by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition we’re with some of the crews and skippers taking part in the 19/20 Clipper Round the World Race. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This edition is in Cowes, the home of powerboat racing ahead of the 2019 festival. UKOPRA officer Dorian Griffith talks about powerboating under the new governing body, the history and the future of his sport. Race veteran Shelley Jory-Leigh reflects on her experiences of the Cowes - Torquay endurance race and the brand new team driving 'Pippa' give us an insight into running a powerboat campaign. Podcast presented and produced by Neil Sackley. Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This year, teams have been competing in the new SailGP series. It’s an International competition which is an America's Cup type in shore racing series. Having started in Sydney, the series went to San Fransisco & New York before landing in Cowes for the first European round. In this podcast, we go behind the scenes as the Great Britain team train on a simulator and the skippers give their reaction to the racing in Cowes. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

It’s 40 years since a storm ravaged the Fastnet race. Fifteen competitors and four others lost their lives in 1979 when gale force winds hit the fleet. Of the 303 boats that started from Cowes, only 87 finished the race. 5 sank and 22 were abandoned. The BBC’s Anjana Gadgil and Sally Taylor have been speaking to some of those who were involved in that race. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Previewing the 48th Fastnet Race. Team GB’s Eilidh McIntyre and her bid for the Olympic squad, we’re on board the 4th new RFA tanker to come into service, Weymouth celebrates 150 years of its lifeboat station and a paddleboarder’s 1000 mile challenge Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

With 143 yachts competing in 17 classes, the Cowes Classic regatta organised by the Royal London Yacht Club, is one of the most spectacular of the year. Racing was suspended on day 2 due the adverse weather conditions, but we caught up with the organisers and some of the competitors on Monday afternoon, following a near perfect opening day. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk Pic: Tim Jeffreys

With a year to go to Tokyo 2020, Team GB sailors Giles Scott MBE and Hannah Mills MBE speak from the Tokyo Olympic venue. Romsey Sea Cadets appeal for their stolen kayaks and a couple of firefighters are in training for the 2020 Atlantic Row. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

On this edition, we mark the 40 years of the Drascombe Coaster. Produced and presented by Neil Sackley. Email:H2O@bbc.co.uk

On this edition we catch up with the Gosport based charity Oarsome Chance, new areas have been opened up on HMS Warrior 1860, an emotion homecoming and a team of submariners prepare for a 3000 mile row. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Offshore sailor Pip Hare talks about her 10 year programme to qualify for the 2020 Vendee Globe. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Meet the crew of a boat taking part in the 2019 blind sailing week. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, we’re at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy for the RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta. Also, we hear from a family who had a luck escape when their yacht caught fire, The Jubilee Sailing Trust is in financial difficulties and we’re onboard as a tall ship imports goods into the UK – like in the olden days! Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk Pic: RYA

On this edition, the 2019 Round the Island Race, a SailGP capsize in New York and Princess Anne visits the hovercraft museum.

Hear from exhibitors at the Seawork International exhibition.

A beneficiary of the charity Turn to Starboard talks about the wok of the charity. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, we’re at the crew allocation event for the next Clipper Round the World race. You’ll hear from Sir Robin Knox Johnston, three of the skippers and most importantly, a number of crew members who’ll be taking on the Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition Giles Scott MBE talks about life after Tokyo 2020. 1851 Trust CEO Ben Cartledge talks about plans for the 2019 season Also, Gosport Marine Festival, Sail GP in San Francisco and Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy prepare to host another major international event. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, the RYA launch Push The Boat Out, Emsworth Sailing Club celebrate with a Royal visitor, how the Gwennili Trust help disabled sailors get offshore and Maritime UK launch a new awards programme celebrating the UK’s maritime sector. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition Sir Robin Knox-Johnston celebrates with thousands of fans, a kidney transplant patient’s plan to sail round the Island, the Royal Navy reveals its plans for D-Day and there’s a new ferry on the Solent. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, we hear from Sir Robin Knox Johnston as he prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his epic round the world voyage. Also this week, the world's biggest maritime technology event took place in Southampton and plans have been unveiled to use DNA to identify some of the victims of the Titanic disaster. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, hear from Southampton based skipper Josh Stickland who's been announced as one of the 11 Clipper Race skippers for the 2019/20 race. And deputy race director Dale Smyth gives an insight as to what it takes to become a Clipper skipper. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition, a hand full of gold medals for British Sailing from the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta and the Youth National Championships are about to kick off at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Gosport based sailor Alex Alley talks candidly to Neil Sackley about why he was forced to abandon his world record attempt, 1000 miles off Australia. He talks about the preparation, leaving Gosport, life on board Pixel Flyer, sailing through the Southern Ocean and his heartbreak at not finishing. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this edition we look at the city of Southampton and talk about the importance of the water, not only to the city’s businesses but how it uses it for leisure. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition a brand new cruise ship visits Southampton for her naming ceremony, Red Funnel’s new ferry takes to the water for the first time and a Sailability club is looking for volunteers. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition SailGP starts in Sydney, the Grandads of the Atlantic complete their mammoth row and we mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the troopship SS Khedive Ismail. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, more from the World Cup series in Miami and a project to renovate Hythe pier. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede wins the Golden Globe Race. Also Britain's Olympic sailing hopefuls kicked off their 2019 campaigns in Miami, we find out what 2019 might have in store at local sailing clubs, A project to photograph every RNLI lifeboat station in the UK underway, and we meet some of the crew of the historic cross channel hovercraft. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, Weymouth lifeboat marks its 150th anniversary, Wightlink say goodbye to their oldest vessel, bad news for the Isle of Wight’s paddle steamer and an usual christening in Cowes. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, we catch up with the Grandads of the Atlantic, Alex Alley starts his round the world record attempt. We hear from Arthur Taylor, one of the last survivors of the Dunkirk campaign and a yacht feared lost 9 years ago is found in Australia. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

A cruise ship steward is sentenced to hang after an actress disappears on-board a voyage from South Africa to Southampton, but was he really guilty? Richard Latto presents fresh evidence in this fascinating cold case investigation. Hear from a key witness who didn't give her vital evidence at the 1948 trial at The Great Hall in Winchester. For the first time, see the full story of events as detailed in the extensive police file, saved by the Hampshire Policy Society from incineration. Author Antony M Brown reveals his incredible research into the death of an actress who dreamt of Hollywood, but never made it back to England. First published in March 2018.

On this week’s edition: Susie Goodall’s Golden Globe Race rescue, HMS Queen Elizabeth comes home and a shortlist to build the new Type 31e frigates is revealed. There's a new ferry for Portsmouth and restoration projects on HMS Invincible and Falklands landing craft F8. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, A Golden Globe race rescue, Castle Cove sailing Club and boatbuilding students from Lyme Regis Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, The 36th Americas Cup challenger series is announced, more finishers in the Route du Rhum, good news for Paddle Steamer Ryde in Cowes and Lymington Sailability remember a local youngster. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

In 2014, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston sailed to a podium finish in the Route du Rhum transatlantic race. BBC Radio Solent followed his progress throughout the race. This is the celebration of Sir Robin's return to competitive ocean racing. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk pic: onEdition

On this week’s edition, Alex Thomson leads the IMOCAs into Guadeloupe, but receives a huge time penalty. Also, good news for the Lively Lady team, a set back to maiden and we meet the commodore of the Saltern’s sailing club. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On 11th of November 2008, the iconic liner QE2 left Southampton on her final voyage, bound for a new life as a floating hotel in Dubai. On the day, BBC Radio Solent had reporters at strategic points along and on Southampton Water. In a special programme, memories of special times on board were shared by those who sailed, worked and watched her. There are recollections of her time in the Falklands and reactions from those who gathered on the waterside to watch her leave. Podcast produced by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, mixed fortunes in the Route du Rhum and Maiden sets sail for her world tour. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

On this week’s edition, Alex Thomson and Jack Trigger look ahead to the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum. Also the map of World War 1 shipwrecks is launched, new rules on sailing in restricted visibility off Cowes have been introduced, and from the archive, the world famous comedian who polished his act whilst working at a shipwrights in the south. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, a Red Funnel car ferry is involved in a collision and runs aground. Plus, Trafalgar Day, a call to ban INEOS Team UK from the America’s Cup. Poole lifeboat, no Type 26's for Porstmouth and It's the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest sea rescues conducted by a single unsupported helicopter. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition, a massive visitor to the Solent, virtual sailing and a family’s plan to row the Atlantic. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On this week’s edition jets land on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time, a Wight Link deck officer is decorated and from the archives we go on a tour of historic tug Calshot. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Maiden makes a triumphant return to the Southampton Boat Show with Tracy Edwards MBE. Also a competitor in the Golden Globe race is rescued, we hear about a couple’s challenge to visit every RNLI station in the UK and 14 Royal Navy P2000s have been on exercise in the Solent. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

The end of the line for the Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival. Also we hear from the teenager from Warsash who sailed round the Isle of Wight for charity, an adventurer prepares for a round the world voyage and a cross Solent ferry operator goes green. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

Reaction from Geoff Holt MBE as sailing is once again dropped from the Paralympic Games. The 50th Southampton Boat Show opens, Simon LeBon talks about the Tall Ships Youth Trust, we hear from a veteran lifeboat crew member and there’s bad news for the Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

This week: Sir Ben Ainslie and his backer talk about their America’s Cup dream. Also, the Dorset designed AB dinghy class marks its 60 anniversary, Hamble Lifeboat its 50th and Alan Priddy unveils his round the world powerboat. A boat used by disabled youngsters in Dorset is destroyed by fire and we mark Merchant Navy day. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

The 36th America’s Cup is launched in Cowes. Hear from all 4 skippers hoping to lift the oldest trophy in international sport. Also, the Harmsworth trophy is lifted, the bell from SS Mendi goes home to South Africa and hear about the man who dazzle painted the Royal Navy fleet in the first world war. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This week we’re at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy as the 25th anniversary RS Games draws to a close. Also we hear from the sailor with a unique crowd finding scheme, HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves for the States, we look ahead to Bart’s Bash and tributes to paraplegic sailor Hilary Lister Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk Pic: Sportography

Some good news this week from National Coastwatch, a Clipper Race crew member reflects on his race. The Old Gaffers are in Cowes and Poole lifeboat rescues a yacht from the chain ferry. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

It’s Cowes Week, and we’re looking back at the world’s greatest sailing regatta. Sir Ben Ainslie tells us about the 1851 trust – Cowes Week’s official charity, Tracy Edwards talks about her 1989 Whitbread race, what happened next and the restoration of Maiden. We’ll hear from some of the young sailors taking part in the regatta, and we find out from title sponsor Lendy why they put their name to this iconic event. Plus we go for a spin with some of the crew of Akzo Nobel, as they look back on their Volvo Ocean Race campaign. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

History is made as the Clipper Race ends in Liverpool. Also, the Sailing World Championships start in Denmark, it’s lifeboat week in Lyme Regis, we meet the 2 grandads planning to row the Atlantic and remember round the world sailor Tony Bullimore. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk Pic: imagecomms Clipper Race Finish, Liverpool.

This week from on board SS Shieldhall as the charity celebrates 30 years of ownership. Also this week Red Jet 7 is named, and we remember Sir Alec Rose’s return to Portsmouth in July 1968. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

In this Round the Island Race round up we hear from some of the trophy winners, including the Gold Roman Bowl winner. And spend time with the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat as they prepare to go out on patrol. Plus we have the founder of the Turn to Starboard charity telling us about the plans for their new Gosport centre, we’re on board HMS Bristol at the annual Portsmouth Schools Regatta and Ian Walker tells us about the challenges facing British Sailing. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This week, a dramatic finish to the Volvo Ocean Race and Sir Ben Ainslie talks about his team’s plans for the next America’s Cup campaign. We’re at Seawork International in Southampton, finding out how the event has grown over the past 21 years, visit Trinity House’s Alert, hear about a new kill cord design and meet a female engineering trainee. Also this week, we have a look around Dorset’s last remaining tall ship, find out what it takes to be a ferryman on the Hamble, hear from the cast of a play marking the SS Mendi tragedy and find out how noise could be affecting marine life Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh tour WWII submarine HMS Alliance.

In this archive edition, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh visit The Needles lighthouse. They hear from Gordon Medlicott, one of the last keepers to live at the lighthouse before it was automated in 1994. Trinity House’s lighthouse manager Warren Clarke is on hand to give them a tour of the famous landmark, and attendant Sean Crane tells them how the light is maintained.

This week we’re with the Thundercats. Plus there’s a new regatta for Southampton. We meet a prospective Vendee Globe competitor, Team GB coach Elliott Willis looks ahead to Tokyo, a hopes for a new National Coastwatch lookout in Dorset. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

On June the 14th 1968, Robin Knox Johnston set sail from Falmouth. On his epic voyage he feared attack by sharks, faced mountainous seas in the southern ocean, was missing for almost 4 months and had appendicitis. Against all odds, he returned to Falmouth 10 and a half months later a hero. To mark the 50th anniversary, Neil Sackley has been talking to Sir Robin for this special podcast. email: H2O@bbc.co.uk

This week we’re at the Poole Harbour Boat Show. Poole Harbour commissioners explain how the show has grown over the years and The Ocean Brothers reflect on their epic Atlantic row. Also, the man who lovingly restores powerboats, hear from Poole gig rowing club and the Poole Bay MVS. Plus the historic Harmsworth Trophy is up for grabs again this year, one of the UK last surviving steam ships has been given a special recognition, the latest race in the Clipper Round the World Race gets underway, and will the new Type 26 frigates be based in Portsmouth? Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This week, a new owner for the Volvo Ocean Race. Plus, the new addition to the Red Funnel cross Solent fleet comes a step closer, we meet the owner restoring a powerboat on the Hamble, the crew of a tanker that exploded 25 years ago are remembered and we meet a watersports instructor. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk.

On October 31st 1967, RMS Queen Mary left Southampton for the last time. She was bound for a new life in Long Beach California. After 31 years in service for Cunard, it was an emotional farewell for a much loved liner. She arrived in Long Beach on December 9th 1967, and work started to convert her into a hotel and conference centre. She opened her doors to the public on May 8th 1971. This documentary was first published in October 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of her final voyage.

We’re at the Hovercraft museum at Lee on the Solent ahead of their open weekend. Also, a 50 year old safety message gets a reboot and records tumble in the latest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

The RNLI & MCA take part in the world's largest disaster simulation exercise in Hampshire. We’ve been on board the refitted Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas And we meet a 96 year old who lives on his boat in Gosport. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

This week we’re in Cowes ahead of a brand new regatta – and the yacht haven is promising a fun weekend on the water. Also we visit a boat club based in Portsmouth harbour, find out what makes a super yacht ‘super’, we board a houseboat and step inside the UK’s largest dry stack. Plus there’s a shock leg win in the Volvo Ocean Race Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. Email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

In an episode from 2015, to mark the warship's 250th anniversary Sir Robin Knox-Johnston boards HMS Victory. He looked back at her colourful past, found out how the sailors lived on board and what the future holds for the Royal Navy’s most famous ship. This podcast was first published in May 2015.

This week we’re hosted by the East Dorset Sailing Club as Push The Boat Out kicks off for 2018. Also this week, the launch of the workplace challenge, we get fit on a stand up paddleboard, meet the Solent Dolphins and board the M/V Alison MacGregor. Plus the latest from the Clipper and Volvo races and we look ahead to Bart’s Bash. Podcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

As Freshwater Independent Lifeboat guarantees its future, we meet some of the crew and board their rescue craft for this week’s podcast. Also the skipper of Scallywag pays tribute to a lost Volvo Ocean Race crew member, there’s a new backer for Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup campaign, windsurfer Briony Shaw talks about her quest for Olympic gold and we prove you’re never too old to kite surf. Plus, plans to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Alec Rose’s circumnavigation and one of few surviving crew members from the sinking of the battleship Prince of Wales in WW2 is remembered. This podcast was produced by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

In a podcast exclusive we go behind the scenes at the Beaulieu Boat Jumble. Also, a new life for QE2 and The Royal Navy carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is the subject of a BBC documentary. We celebrate the ferry - well it is ferry fortnight, There's an extraordinary tale of survival, A Portsmouth rower takes on the Pacific and there’s a tragedy at a Weymouth boat yard. The H2O Podcast is produced by Neil Sackley.