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Waverley launches £2m appeal
The famous paddlesteamer Waverley has just been withdrawn from service for the 2019 season after engineers report that she needs new boilers. With fears for the future of this last seagoing passenger-paddle steamer in the… […]
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Family reunites with famous fleet
A West Country family were reunited with some special boats that were designed and built in Teignmouth for the Royal Navy. Three generations of the Morgan Giles family went sailing at Chichester on the boats… […]
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Latest launch brings Sunbeam fleet to 27
The 96-year-old Solent Sunbeam class welcomed a brand new yacht to its fleet last week with the launching of V70 Minty which took place at Itchenor, the base for this historic and much-admired classic keel-boat… […]
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New midlayer from Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen’s HP Racing Midlayer Jacket with LIFALOFT™ Delivers Sailors Warmth without the Weight Staying warm and dry during sailing regattas can mean the difference between winning and losing. Clothing that provides comfort and protection… […]
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Rescue meeting unearths rare history
1905 PILOT CUTTER SOS RESCUE PLAN BRINGS TO LIGHT 1930s PHOTOS A meeting to set up a charitable trust to rescue the 1905 Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Frolic from the threat of the chainsaw unearthed… […]
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Gaff Rig – Saddle issues
Moray McPhail brings years of experience and understanding to some common problems associated with the gaff rig – and, specifically, the saddle Every so often I get an email describing how a gaff saddle I’ve… […]
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German trader reported for illegal teak
Key supplier was ‘teak kingpin’ who colluded with officials to defraud Myanmar Evidence of serious repeated violations of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) by a trader of Myanmar teak has been submitted to German… […]
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The beautiful Morgan Giles 43s
Catching up with the beautiful Morgan Giles 43s – now sailing again as a fleet (after they were sold out of the Royal Navy in the 1980s) and being run by Classic Sail, of Chichester,… […]
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Blue Plaque at Sir Alec Rose’s Grocery
Alec Rose, the yachtsman Grocer from Southsea who sailed around the world in Lively Lady in 1967/68 has been honoured in his home town with a blue plaque over the shop which he used to… […]
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