Are electronic gadgets compatible with the vast, soggy ocean?

• November 10, 2014

Electronic gadgets are proliferating every aspect of our lives, Libby Purves questions whether they are truly compatible with the vast, soggy ocean, December 2014

Libby Purves podcast November 2014

• October 13, 2014

While hardier souls are out braving the wintry elements, some of us give in to fantasy boat-shopping, in the dry...

Libby Purves podcast: If you want to stress-test a marriage, there’s no better way than to put them on a boat and point them at a marina…

• September 15, 2014

Libby Purves - podcast October 2014

Libby Purves podcast: For some, like Libby, the spinnaker is little more than a Bag of Fright, even if it does produce record-breaking runs

• August 21, 2014

Libby Purves - podcast September 2014

Libby Purves podcast: There is something eccentrically jolly about sneaking a passage through inland waterways in a seagoing boat…

• July 24, 2014

Libby Purves - podcast August 2014

Libby Purves podcast: After the Cheeki Rafiki tragedy, Libby asks ‘Can we really expect assistance at sea from modern, huge cargo ships?

• June 27, 2014

Libby Purves podcast - Summer 2014

Libby Purves podcast: Why do we resent shelling out for mundane items, yet happily spend hundreds of pounds on new equipment?

• May 27, 2014

Libby Purves podcast – July 2014

Libby Purves podcast: The magnificent and inspiring Western Isles may soon become a foreign destination for many of us

• April 10, 2014

Libby Purves podcast – June 2014

Libby Purves podcast: ‘Sailing teaches you to accept there are things you can’t change – like tides’

• March 27, 2014

Libby Purves podcast – May 2014

Libby Purves podcast: ‘After several long single-handed passages, my husband has finally exhausted our much-loved supply of reading matter’

• February 28, 2014

Libby Purves podcast – April 2014