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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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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… […]
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Algal bloom danger to Sealions
Larger than usual Pacific algal blooms are being blamed for the deaths of 26 out of 40 rescued sea lions at California’s Pacific Marine Mammal Center, in Laguna Beach. Demoic acid released by the blooms… […]
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Trading under sail – CS14
Marcus and Freya Pomeroy-Rowden explain how they built their 18th century replica three masted lugger Grayhound and for the last two seasons have been trading under sail, taking goods across the Channel and beyond… The… […]
