– but the way you say it. More on the need for nautical language, with some new terms By Andrew Bray Illustration: Guy venables I touched on the subject of marine terminology in an earlier column and how many newcomers to sailing find it confusing and question its necessity. Why have port and [...]
Neil Payter, his boat, Solent 1, is a 33ft Yamaha, with a small added bowsprit for the reaching sail John Clarke, the Principal of Team Sailing, interviews Neil Payter RYA Yachtmaster instructor, following Neil’s completion of the 2017 OSTAR transatlantic race. A video of Neil's homecoming is below “I feel that the [...]
Pimpley bottom: Osmosis is not pretty for a passing fish By Aidan Tuckett of Brighton Marine Surveys In this article we're going to cover what you might look for when buying a classic GRP or glassfibre yacht. This is relatively easy territory for surveyors compared to wood or steel. Most of a survey [...]
As a true pilot of the deep range Bernard Moitessier was a philosopher sailor who famously went round the world again in 1969 in the Sunday Time Golden Globe race when he could possibly have beaten Sir Robin Knox-Johnston sailing Suhaili. Moitessier's writings are full of insight and honesty about the life of a small [...]
Food and Foraging by Guy Venables Laver After spending 40 years of my life surfing I’ve discovered, through necessity, many ways to forage at the seashore. We were always broke but never hungry. The most abundant and initially surprising food source was seaweed. More precisely, Laver, or Porphyra Umbilicalis to be exact. It looks like [...]
Getting the mast ready to drop Shooting – dropping the mast without stopping – is the smart way to go through a bridge. By William Loram The bridges at Acle and Potter Heigham are the big obstacle parts of the Three Rivers Race. To shoot the bridges or tie up, drop the rig [...]
Over the bank holiday weekend, 19 Sunbeams enjoyed excellent sailing conditions in Chichester Harbour at a special 95th anniversary regatta. Originally designed by Alfred Westmacott in 1922, the Sunbeam class has enjoyed such longevity that the weekend’s races saw competitors aged between 1 and 95 years old. The first day of the competition started with [...]
Want a coffee table book that also fits into the bookshelf aboard between the pilot guide and Reeds almanac? Step forward this enticing volume with its curiosity shop approach that dominates 225 pages of stories from Barry's long association with the sea and sailing. So you go from a four page synopsis of the America's [...]
Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions and Anchorages – Incorporating the Yachtsman's Pilots by Martin Lawrence Pub Imray - Second Edition "A relentless recital of potential hazards can create an air of impending doom with what is intended to be a leisure pursuit," says editor Edward Mason in this edition of the CCC [...]
