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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.

The H2O Show
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.

is also available as a podcast and you can get news and features from the programme on Facebook and via Twitter.

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