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When Antigua was in the pink
The Antigua Classics started today, and the 31-year-old event is going as strong as ever. It holds an almost mythical place in many a sailor’s heart, with the fantastic tradewind sailing in crystal cobalt seas… […]
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The Splicing Handbook – Third Edition
by Barbara Merry and John Darwin, This is a good book, taking in techniques with modern braided rope, even double braided and parallel core, showing how to eye-splice an eight-plait rope or how to make… […]
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Grayhound – Eco trading under sail
The replica of an 18th-century lugger now sustainably carries cargo Grayhound, the replica of a three-masted revenue cutter from the 18th century was built by Marcus and Freya Pomeroy- Rowden in Cornwall in 2010-2012 initially… […]
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Lucy L Ford: She’s a mistress, so why bother learning to tie a knot?
The skipper took his first mistress in 1992. She was not the blonde, slim thing that I had been expecting. In fact, when I first saw her, I thought she was sagging a bit round… […]
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Dockfees included at Camden Classics
The third edition of Maine’s newest regatta – 2018 Camden Classics Cup – is scheduled for July 26-28 in beautiful Camden, Maine. This year we are pleased to offer dockage at Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer as… […]
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One whale of a heart
Plasticising a blue whale heart When a whale dies, it becomes a rotting feast for birds and sharks. If it ever happens to reach shore, it’ll likely be in terrible shape. Lucky for mammalogy technicians… […]
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Why I am never retiring!
In which Lucy L Ford attends a sea survival course – a birthday present from The Skipper ‘You have be able to jump into the sea when the time comes’… I can’t wait Apparently when… […]
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Andrew Bray: Forecasting
What there is now is what I would call absolute forecasting… but keep watching the visual signs if you don’t want to get caught out By Andrew Bray In mid-November I decided to go out… […]
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Birth of a legend
Trevor David Clifton on a tall story that became historical fact From our Instructor’s Tales series Eight pretty ladies stepped aboard, my crew for the day. It was the first day of the autumn regatta… […]
