TRAVEL FACTS

BRITISH Airways (0844 493 0787,

ba.com) flies to Pisa from £82 return. Nautilus Yachting (01732 867 445, nautilus

yachting.com) offers sevennight yacht charters in the Tuscan Archipelago from £1,149, excluding flights. Sunsail (020 3393 0924,

sunsail.co.uk) has Day Skipper practical courses at Port Solent from £459 and First Sail (0330 223 2533,

firstsailtraining.co.uk) offers online skipper courses from £285.