Author: Dan Houston
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July issue – Trailer sailers – a great alternative
We’re looking at the trailer sailer this month, with the start of a four part guide into owning and sailing one. With a cabin and towed behind a family car are they the best way… […]
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Cambrian Wall Miner’s Lamp
These miner’s safety lamps have been made in Wales by the famed E Thomas and Williams from heavy, solid brass for 135 years. Each comes with a unique number and certificate of origin. They hold… […]
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Black Waters by Julia Jones
It’s volume 5 of the Strong Winds series, but you get straight into the story even if you have not read the other books. The novel is based around teenage dinghy sailor Xanthe and some… […]
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Foutala towel
We’ve taken a sarong sailing as a towel for years. The main advantage being how compact and light they are. This foutala is just slightly thicker than most sarongs and so it feels more like… […]
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Chuck Paine and his famous Frances 26
A design that has stood the test of time, and just updated […]
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Across Biscay for a meeting about the new Cutty Sark
Brit Pete Sedgwick joins the Russian Tall Ship Shtandart for a voyage to Spain to meet prospective builders of the new Cutty Sark. In a gale… […]
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Cowes Classics – here be Dragons!
This year – for the first time at the Cowes Classics Regatta they sailed Dragons… […]
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A new 12-M to an old design
Profiling the Robbe and Berking 12-M Siesta – a 75 year old design from Johan Anker Photos by Ina Steinhusen […]
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