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Under the Cabin Lamp by H Alker Tripp
Sub-headed: ” A yachtsman’s gossip” There is ‘nothing of high mark’ in any of these pages Alker Tripp, quoting Dickens, says of this book in the introduction… but he does hope they carry the smell… […]
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Sailing Gaffers by Viv Head
A definitive history of the Old Gaffers Association, both afloat and ashore, covering the various regional areas in a series of yarns that brings this colourful organisation to life on the page. One of our… […]
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Over the Yardarm: Making a toast
By Guy Venables I’ve often thought that when it comes to drinking toasts there’s invariably something sentimental about them. “Well, obviously,” I hear you say, as they’re usually conceived with an arm around a best… […]
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THE FROZEN FRONTIER: Polar Bound through the Northwest Passage By Jane Maufe
This is a charming description of the challenge of attempting to be the first private vessel through the most northerly route of the Northwest passage, followed by cruising around Alaska and then back the following… […]
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Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
Part survival story and partly a spiritual journey through a horrifyingly grueling event, this book is not only a particularly eloquent survival story but it could even be perceived as a manual. Callahan built his… […]
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British Marine – Directors wanted
As the deadline approaches British Marine reminds us that applications are still being accepted for a number of positions on the Board of Directors for the industry group. But you do not have much time… […]
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Rule of Tenths
Rule of twelths? It’s a bit tricky with metric charts… so use the Rule of Tenths: As your on deck ready reckoner for the state of tide Working out tidal heights using the traditional rule… […]
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Heaving the lead
As soon as a vessel came near land her crew would begin “sounding” the depth of water using a line marked with depths and a length of lead. The word sounding is dervived from the… […]
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Alone at sea Gloucester in the age of Dorymen 1623 – 1939 By John N Morris
The story of the schooner fishery of the NE part of the United States of America and the Maritimes of Canada is one of danger, conquered by inspiration and innovation. As fishermen ventured further offshore… […]
