Author: Dan Houston
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Sailing charity to host fourth gala dinner
Wanna get togged up and raise some money to help injured Forces veterans through a sailing charity? ‘ Course you do! Turn to Starboard is inviting friends, supporters and well-wishers to join them for its fourth… […]
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Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet
This year’s Rolex Fastnet race held several surprises, not least how Poole-based round-the-world sailor Pip Hare pulled ahead of the rest of the IMOCA 60 fleet in the early stages of the race. On paper,… […]
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Huge Summer Offers
Last Chance Antarctica Huge exclusive savings and offers to make you smile! Last minute places and voyages you don’t want to miss in the UK, Europe, Antarctica and crossing Oceans. We also have new programmes… […]
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£30,000 for Trinity House Yachtmaster Scholarships
• Scholarship fund already having an impact. In August 2018 Trinity House and the RYA teamed up to launch the Trinity House RYA Yachtmaster Scholarship, an exciting new initiative for those working, or aspiring to… […]
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The Snow Goose
1971 Dir Patrick Garland 50 minutes Based on a short story and then the novel by Paul Gallico, in 1941, this classic film is a gentle, if sentimental, love story of a reclusive crippled artist… […]
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RNLI returns boat after two years adrift
James Walker from Lancaster and co-owner Phil Smith were delighted when their boat, which had been missing at sea for nearly two years, was found and returned to them by the RNLI. Fleetwood RNLI launched… […]
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Climate change pirates colour Falmouth in pink
Falmouth Week wakes up to a call for Climate Change as 200 Pink Flags are placed on boats overnight Pirate Rebels brave Friday night’s wild weather warnings to board boats under cover of darkness and… […]
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Borrow A Boat sponsors Southampton Boat Show
Borrow A Boat is the proud new sponsor of British Marine’s Southampton International Boat Show which will take place from 13 to 22 September. The UK’s fastest growing and only peer-to-peer boat charter platform, Borrow A Boat, has… […]
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New Webster’s windlass
David Webster was asked by Stirling & Son to make a powered version of his Webster’s No.2 model windlass, for a vessel they were working on at the slip in Plymouth. “I wanted to be… […]
