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Eight Bells – Luigi Lang
It's with sadness that we learned the well-known classic yacht judge and yachting author Dr. Luigi Lang died on April 13th. He was born in Milan in 1939 and lived in Chiavari, Liguria. John Lammerts [...]
Antigua Classics report
Antigua, WI (April 19, 2019) – The 32nd edition of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, is underway! The magnificent fleet enjoyed lavish trade wind racing along the beautiful south coast of Antigua. A [...]
Robin Knox-Johnston’s 50 years celebration
• Suhaili to cross original finish line 50 years to the minute after RKJ's famous win • Events in Falmouth and from current GGR in France • Sir Robin's report on the effects of extreme [...]
Looking forward to Cowes Classics
Cowes. March 2019 - A pretty little 1927 one off cutter is one of the first entries for the 12th Cowes Classics Week from 29th July to 2nd August. Chough, owned by Alex Kathrin Vowinckel [...]
Call to all: Come and try sailing
The RYA’s Push the Boat Out (PTBO) campaign is set to return this May, with more than 350 venues across the UK offering free or low cost, sailing and windsurfing taster sessions. The national participation [...]
Solent Sunbeam season starts
The 96-year-old Solent Sunbeam classic keelboat fleet has a busy racing and social schedule lined up for the coming sailing season, which started on Saturday 30th March with an afternoon race around Chichester Harbour. Based [...]
Rescue meeting unearths rare history
1905 PILOT CUTTER SOS RESCUE PLAN BRINGS TO LIGHT 1930s PHOTOS A meeting to set up a charitable trust to rescue the 1905 Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Frolic from the threat [...]
Artwork predicts sea level rise
An installation artwork using lines of light predicts the effect of sea level rises at an arts centre on North Uist in Scotland's Outer Hebrides islands. The installation uses LED sensors running lines across buildings [...]
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Classic Sailor Magazine – Online
Classic Sailor Magazine is publishing news and features online at the moment following the death of our chairman and benefactor David Walker early in the [...]
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Jotun’s Guarantee Scheme for Antifouling
Jotun Yachting Launch Antifouling Guarantee Scheme for Full Antifouling Range A new UK initiative now sees all three Jotun Yachting retail Antifouling [...]
Chartering to the Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival is due to be held from 14 to 25 May 2019. And one of [...]
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A great time to charter in the UK
This year, what with Brexit headaches and those workhorses of holiday charter flights, the Boeing 737 jets being grounded until July, it could make sense [...]
Gaff Rig – Saddle issues
Moray McPhail brings years of experience and understanding to some common problems associated with the gaff rig – and, specifically, the saddle Every so often [...]
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A great time to charter in the UK8th April 2019This year, what with Brexit headaches and those …
Instructors’ Tales: Freckles at Sea3rd April 2019In which Richard Howell discovers that students don’t …
Call to all: Come and try sailing3rd April 2019The RYA’s Push the Boat Out (PTBO) campaign is set to …
Artwork predicts sea level rise1st April 2019An installation artwork using lines of light predicts …
Gaff Rig – Saddle issues29th March 2019Moray McPhail brings years of experience and …
The beautiful Morgan Giles 43s24th March 2019Catching up with the beautiful Morgan Giles 43s …
The ship’s bell21st March 2019The ringing of the ship’s bell was an integral part of …
Design terms21st March 2019Terminology for the different parts of a boat can be …
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