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H2O Podcast

We meet the people for whom being on the water is a way of life. From sailing to cruise ships, power boating, windsurfing, canoeing and more this podcast has something for you.

Radio Solent,132 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to the H2O Podcast
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh are at The Needles lighthouse.
23 Aug 2013,35 mins
HMS Alliance
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh tour WWII submarine HMS Alliance.
22 May 2014,27 mins
Trinity House
Shelley Jory-Leigh delves into the history of the Corporation of Trinity House.
03 Jul 2014,36 mins
HMS Victory
To mark the her 250th anniversary in 2015 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston visited HMS Victory.
03 May 2015,46 mins
RMS Queen Mary - A Queen's Final Farewell
For the 50th anniversary of her final voyage we look back at the RMS Queen Mary story.
31 Oct 2017,59 mins
Beaulieu Boat Jumble
In a podcast exclusive we go behind the scenes at the Beaulieu Boat Jumble.
20 Apr 2018,46 mins
Freshwater Independent Lifeboat. 27 April 2018
As Freshwater Independent Lifeboat guarantees its future, we meet some of the crew.
27 Apr 2018,52 mins
Push the Boat Out. 4 May 2018
This week we’re at the East Dorset Sailing Club as Push The Boat Out kicks off for 2018.
04 May 2018,42 mins
Isle of Wight. 11 May, 2018
This week we’re in Cowes ahead of the brand new spring classics regatta.
11 May 2018,48 mins
Life on the Water. 18 May, 2018
We meet a 96 year old who lives on his boat in Gosport.
18 May 2018,14 mins
Hovercraft. 25 May, 2018
We’re at the Hovercraft museum at Lee on the Solent ahead of their open weekend.
25 May 2018,39 mins
Classic powerboat restored. 1 June, 2018
We meet the owner restoring powerboat Octopussy on the Hamble.
01 Jun 2018,38 mins
Poole Harbour Boat Show. 8 June 2018
This week we’re at the Poole Harbour Boat Show.
08 Jun 2018,57 mins
Robin Knox-Johnston in conversation. 14 June, 2018
On June 14th 1968 Robin Knox Johnston set sail from Falmouth returning 312 days later.
14 Jun 2018,92 mins
Thundercats. 22 June, 2018
This week we’re with the Thundercats ahead of the Solent long haul event.
22 Jun 2018,45 mins
Volvo Ocean Race. 6 July, 2018
A dramatic finish to the Volvo Ocean Race.
06 Jul 2018,34 mins
Round the Island Race review. 13 July, 2018
In this Round the Island Race round up we hear from some of the trophy winners.
13 Jul 2018,82 mins
SS Shieldhall. 27 Jul, 2018
This week from on board SS Shieldhall as the charity celebrates 30 years of ownership.
27 Jul 2018,51 mins
Clipper Race finish. 3 Aug, 2018
History is made as the Clipper Race ends in Liverpool.
03 Aug 2018,58 mins
Cowes Week. 10 Aug, 2018
It’s Cowes Week, and we’re looking back at the world’s greatest sailing regatta.
10 Aug 2018,54 mins
National Coastwatch in Dorset. 17 Aug, 2018
Some good news this week from National Coastwatch.
17 Aug 2018,26 mins
The RS Games. 24 Aug, 2018
From the 25th anniversary RS Games at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy
24 Aug 2018,71 mins
36th America's Cup launch. 31 Aug, 2018
The 36th America’s Cup is launched in Cowes.
31 Aug 2018,50 mins
Sir Ben Ainslie. 7 Sept, 2018
Sir Ben Ainslie and his backer talk about their America’s Cup dream.
07 Sep 2018,27 mins
Sailing dropped from 2024 Paralympic Games. 14 Sept, 2018
Reaction from Geoff Holt MBE as sailing is once again dropped from the Paralympic Games.
14 Sep 2018,41 mins
Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival cancelled. 21 Sept, 2018
The end of the line for the Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival.
21 Sep 2018,29 mins
Maiden returns to the Boat Show. 28 Sept, 2018
Maiden makes a triumphant return to the Southampton Boat Show with Tracy Edwards MBE.
28 Sep 2018,20 mins
Tug Calshot
From the archives we go on a tour of historic tug Calshot.
05 Oct 2018,16 mins
USS Harry S Truman. 12 Oct, 2018
A massive visitor to the Solent, virtual sailing and a family’s plan to row the Atlantic.
12 Oct 2018,19 mins
Red Funnel ferry collision. 26 Oct, 2018
A Red Funnel car ferry is involved in a collision and runs aground.
26 Oct 2018,32 mins