Floating Onhappiness

When Adrian Mole creator Sue Townsend signed up for a canoeing course, the aim was to conquer her fear of deep water. Instead, she found herself deep in love and on course for a life of messing about with boats - and books.

Bell Takes On Whale Of A Quest

John Bell's solo performance of Moby Dick in Tasmania may tour, writes Andrew Darby.

Propellers That Pull, Not Push

Volvo Penta's believes its radical new Inboard Performance System (IPS) is a stroke of genius from an engineering department tired of trying to reinvent the wheel. But it could just as easily have been the result of an executive looking out the window of a jumbo.