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The podcast that reflects all sailing life in the south and beyond.

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.

H2O Podcast: The Boat Project

The Boat Project

BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, The Boat Project

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh live from The Boat Project

After a year of artistry and craftsmanship, a 30-ft sailing boat fashioned from hundreds of donated wooden objects is now ready.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Shelley Jory-Leigh present this evening's H2O Show from on board the boat ahead of it's launch and naming.

The vessel includes some 1,200 donations given by people who attended donation days all over the South East region.

Donations include a tiny piece of the Mary Rose, another of HMS Victory, a sliver of Jimi Hendrix’s guitar, a salad server in the shape of a spanner, a plank from the new London 2012 Velodrome, a piece of the Brighton Pier, several hockey sticks and a Victorian policeman’s truncheon. 

Also this week, Tracey Clarke reports from the Jersey Boat Show.

Neil Sackley meets Olympic rower Ben Hunt Davis MBE and we remember the loss of Portsmouth based HMS Sheffield.

And in our series previewing the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant, Shelley finds out more about Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's beloved Suhali.

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The Solent is famous for its rich maritime heritage and the H2O Show covers all aspects of life on the water - leisure, business and sport. Whether you're a sailing professional or just like watching the boats go by on the Solent, the programme will have something to appeal to you.

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