H2o Show

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.