‘I have to be allowed to go on sailing’

Relentless in pursuit of her goals, Poole yachtswoman Pip Hare is one of just eight women out of ten who have completed the Vendée Globe single handed non-stop 24,000-mile round the world yacht race – more men have walked on the moon. A physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and psychological challenge like few others on Earth, Read More…

Tales of Flitterwick Harbour

Such is Poole Harbour’s great natural beauty, it is perhaps surprising that it has not featured more prominently as a location for film and television – some scenes for the 1965 war film, The Heroes of Telemark, were shot on Poole Quay and the opening of the first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus features Read More…