Rolex Fastnet Race: Morning Report – Slow-net

A weak, dying front across southern Ireland and the Celtic Sea combined with an absence of isobars anywhere in the UK made it a most frustrating night for the 350+ crews still competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race. The GRIB files for the race area at present are showing winds of no more than 5 knots between the Fastnet Rock and Start Point […]

Step back in time at Anderson Boat Lift’s newly-restored toll houses

Two toll houses at the world’s first boat lift, Anderton Boat Lift in Northwich, have been refurbished, allowing visitors to step back in time and experience what it was like to book a boat passage a hundred years ago. The £90,000 restoration project has been carried out by the Canal & River Trust, the charity […]