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The Old Man and the Sea
1958 Dir: John Sturges, 86 mins Hemingway’s last great novel of 1952 is required reading for anyone who goes boating; even lake sailors love this great tale of the sea and its unreliable bounty. The… […]
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The African Queen
1952, Dir: John Huston, Horizon/Romulus Cert U, 105 mins This legendary Technicolour Boy’s Own adventure, set in 1914 German East Africa, is a love story cleverly wrapped in an intrepid river journey. Bogart plays a… […]
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Serious windlass
Check out this No.2 windlass, made for a replica Britanny tuna fishing boat, under construction in Nova Scotia. It’s built by Webster’s of Torpoint in Cornwall. See more by clicking the link below: https://classicsailor.com/go-to-guides/websters-boat-machinery/ […]
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Claudia Myatt’s 2019 Planner
Claudia Myatt’s excellent Year Planner has arrived from the presses. The 2019 design has all the usual features – bright colours, A2 size, plenty of space to write on and a print to cut out… […]
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Vanishing Sail – a film of hope in the Caribbean
An extraordinary documentary about one man’s battle to keep his local boatbuilding tradition alive. The film is the story of the local wooden sloops of the Caribbean, most of which were built in Carriacou near… […]
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Building a new sailing cargo ship
A new sailing cargo ship is being built in Costa Rica This is an exciting project! Designed to deliver carbon negative marine freight the 155ft (47m) three master is at the lofting stage with… […]
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Sunbeams at 95 years
by Sarah Johnson In 1923 when she was launched, the yachting media noted, ‘The new Solent Sunbeam One Design Class, from the board of Messrs Woodnutt of St Helens Isle of Wight, promises to… […]
