Author: Dan Houston
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Scuttling the Trafalgar survivor HMS Implacable
Short film showing the scuttling of the 18th century wooden-wall 74-gun ship HMS Implacable by the Royal Navy in 1949, after she was towed from Portsmouth out to Saint Catherine’s Deep, a spot east of… […]
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RYA recognises 47 volunteers
Some 47 volunteers have been recognised for their dedication and achievements in boating at the Royal Yachting Association’s annual Volunteer Awards on Friday, 22 November. The awards were presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne… […]
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Get more volunteers at your club: RYA online seminar
Getting more volunteers at your sailing club is cited by 52% of RYA Affiliated clubs as the number number one constraint to increasing membership. A small number of volunteers doing all the work is also… […]
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The amazing museum of sailors’ knots
Having hosted his own Museum of Knots and Sailors’ Ropework in his Ipswich back garden since 1996 the red-capped sage-of-sennit Des Pawson had another knotty problem to solve… Namely what to do with the hundreds… […]
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Maurice Bailey talks about his 117days adrift
This is a lovely short film, by Alvaro Cerezo, featuring the late Maurice Bailey who, with his wife Maralyn spent 117 days adrift in a liferaft in the Pacific Ocean in 1972. The couple sold… […]
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Fastnet moves to France
LONDON, 26 NOVEMBER 2019 – In a shameful move for British sailing the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), organisers of the Fastnet Race, announced at a press conference today that the City of Cherbourg will… […]
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Unmanned vessels – new code of practice
Development of uncrewed or so called Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has continued apace since they were first announced a few years ago. The fast pace of change has seen the need for new guidance… […]
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Stentec’s 2020 DKW upgrades
The 2020 upgrades of our DKW – digital water charts – are now available. Among them are the popular DKW1800 series and DKW Vaarkaart Nederland. Are you a license holder of the 2019 charts? Then… […]
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Marine Conservation Society’s Ocean Manifesto
With a general election on 12 December all of the UK’s political parties and MP candidates will be setting out the legislation and policies that they would like to introduce. The Marine Conservation Society has… […]
