Author: Dan Houston
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Seven Sisters and Beachy Head
Often, ‘Classic Coast’ consists of the built environment – man-made harbours, houses and hostelries. But occasionally the landscape itself commands attention and nowhere is this more true than the length of Sussex coast known as… […]
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Red Sails film Directed by Michael Maloney
The rebuilt Thames Sailing Barge Cambria features heavily in this film, which is all about the so-called TSBs – their role in trade which has now developed into charter mainly around the waters of the… […]
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No 6 The IW 31 Varvet
Built for ocean races – which gives extra confidence when you sail with the family Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of Cantiere Navale Dell Argentario. Translated by James Robinson Taylor With the IW 31… […]
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Navigation basics: Latitude and longitude
Dividing the earth; meridians and parallels and how they can be used to pinpoint any locations. Degrees, minutes and the Nautical Mile. And how the grid scale on a nautical chart uses these measurements to… […]
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Small boats trading by sail
By Mike Smylie IMAGINE A FLEET OF SMALL EX-FISHING BOATS TRADING BY SAIL AROUND THE PORTS OF WALES, BRINGING IN GOODS FROM NORTHERN FRANCE & THE IBERIAN PENINSULA… That sounds like a dream but dreams… […]
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More than 60 boats expected at Uffa Fox 50 Regatta
More than 60 boats have now entered the Uffa Fox 50 Celebration Regatta which is taking place between the 18th – 21st August. With boats ranging from his famous series of Atalanta cruising designs down… […]
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The Essex Connection – with Captain Jim Thom
There’s to be a talk by Jim Thom for Sea-Change at Maldon Town Hall on Saturday 29th January 2022 at 1930. There will be a bar which will open a bit earlier and Den Phillips… […]
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WoodenBoat magazine bought by publisher and editor
Matt Murphy, Editor of WoodenBoat magazine and publisher Andrew Breece have taken over WoodenBoat Publications, buying it from Jon Wilson who founded the business in 1974. At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve,… […]
