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Dinghy Cruising on the Bristol Channel

2020-11-06T11:20:41+00:00September 18th, 2020|Features, Life Afloat, Seamanship|

A TRIP TO BRISTOL WITH MY DAUGHTER. Reproduced with permission from Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. by Annabel Bowker-Dance Lydney Yacht Club, based in the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire, run a 9-day Summer Cruise around the Bristol Channel.  For many years there have been a number of wayfarers in the fleet, and [...]

Bill King on Galway Blazer, 1968 Golden Globe Race

2020-11-06T11:21:02+00:00May 14th, 2020|Heritage, Life Afloat, Snugberth Cinema|

An elegiac film on Cdr Bill King RN who entered the 1968 Golden Globe race in his cold-moulded two masted junk rig schooner Galway Blazer II. With no shrouds or guard rails it looks a frightening boat to be on deck, especially looking at that camber but King rigged a wire jackstay from stem to [...]

Sailing aboard Mariquita

2020-11-06T11:21:10+00:00January 31st, 2020|Life Afloat, Seamanship|

The story of sailing aboard Mariquita - a big class yacht built in 1911 to the 19-M rule     [/fusion_youtube]   Update: Mariquita was sold in February 2020 at auction. See report: HERE Transcript Take a look at this boat… she’s one of the most beautiful boats ever built… She’s Mariquita launched in 1911 [...]

James Lawrence: a sailorman in stitches

2020-11-06T11:21:22+00:00January 9th, 2020|Life Afloat|

When the last six working Thames sailing barges doused their canvas for the final time in 1963 it was the end of an era, but Jim Lawrence survived. Dan Houston first met him in 1999 and this interview mostly dates from that period. But while Jim had retired as a sailmaker, handing over the famous [...]

Arthur, Nancy… and me

2020-11-06T11:21:27+00:00December 15th, 2019|Heritage, Snugberth Cinema|

The boat that inspired Arthur Ransome. Peter Willis talks to Dan Houston about his lifelong passion for the children's author Arthur Ransome and his 1931 Hillyard cutter Nancy Blackett. Peter was recognised in the 2019 Royal Yachting Association Volunteer Awards with a Lifetime Commitment Award for his 22 years with the Nancy Blackett Trust, [...]

Irish boats at Dragonflies’ 70th

2020-11-06T11:21:36+00:00November 26th, 2019|Heritage, Life Afloat|

Waldringfield Sailing Club, River Deben, Suffolk By Julia Jones.   The weekend of September 5th-7th 2019 saw Waldringfield Sailing Club celebrating 70 years of its 14ft (4.3m) one- design ‘Dragonfly’ class (1949). And in a return match for when Waldringfield boats attended the Irish Dinghy Racing Association's 70th celebrations at Clontarf in 2016, there were three [...]

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