The schooner Mariette was built 101 years ago and is still being raced competitively enough to win at regattas against younger boats. So what is she like to crew? David Abramczyk finds out; photos by Andrew Wright A gaff schooner’s rig can seem complicated at first; eyes are aloft here as a light weather [...]
by Maynard Bray, Benjamin Mendlowitz, Claas Van Der Linde, Kurt Hasselbalch This handsome, large format, 288-page, full-colour book features the finest examples of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company’s boats, along with 200 of the most sumptuous maritime photographs ever put to paper by the renowned nautical photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz who often uses the early or late [...]
Press Release: Raymarine's Magnum High-Performance Marine Radar Open Array Radar Brings Superior Target Tracking and Long-Range Identification for Blue Water Vessels WILSONVILLE, Ore. – May 9, 2018 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today the Raymarine Magnum™ high-performance open array radar featuring superior bird mode and beam sharpening technology. Including many of the same [...]
An unlikely ally may be coming to our assistance in the shape of a lowly caterpillar. Developmental biologist and amateur beekeeper Federica Bertocchini of the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria in Spain was clearing out one of her hives of the harmful wax moth larvae and placing them in a plastic bag when [...]
Although we’re always looking for modern culprits to blame for mass whale beaching it has to be said that many of them can be explained by natural phenomena, not least because they’ve been reported throughout history. In 1918 for instance 1,000 whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands. The recent tragic spate on Golden Bay’s [...]
The British Farne Islands could see the return of the Great Auk, extinct since 1844, as genetic scientists announce plans to recreate the species using DNA from museum specimens. Using still “live” DNA from the nearly-200 year extinct Great Auk, geneticists from the San Francisco-based Revive and Restore group plan a “genetic rescue” involving extracting [...]
In an ecological volte-face Salt water brewery has shown the drinks industry that it can indeed be ethical about its products by inventing a six pack ring that is constructed from brewing leftovers. Not only does it disintegrate once it is in the sea but fish can actually eat it. Thereby simultaneously solving a problem [...]
Safety knives for sailors – a review by Guy Venables and Dan Houston The simple sheath knife has always been the most important piece of personal kit a sailor can have. Aside from general cutting and chopping, it can also save limbs and lives. Two of our team have witnessed the gory reality of fingers [...]
Lucy L Ford on some strenuous and sensuous on-board experiences Before it is even possible to get the knickers off one has to get rid of about four layers of heavy weather sailing gear Most people spend their holidays visiting castles, churches or other places of historic interest. We spend our holidays visiting the [...]
