Author: Dan Houston
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Can you teach boatbuilding?
The International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth requires a Boatbuilding Instructor Overall Package £31K We are looking for an experienced shipwright to join our expanding College team, training students of all ages the highest standards of… […]
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Sailing is a low carbon activity!
From our friends at Classic-Sailing In the UK we create 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person per year. (12000 kilos) On average UK people weigh 72 kilos. That’s 230 kilos per person per week,… […]
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Five Broads Hire firms join forces
The companies that offer yachts for hire on the Norfolk Broads have formed a new marketing partnership to promote sailing holidays in the Broads National Park. “Fifty years ago there were over 40 boatyards… […]
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Avel 1896 – Star boats
The clipper-bowed late Victorian period yacht Avel slips along in a St Tropez breeze with her crew in the lee scuppers and her helmsman looking like a dinghy sailor, perched on her weather rail and… […]
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Use Coastwatch to check your AIS
The Cruising Association (CA) Regulations and Technical Services Group (RATS) has come across the use of National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) stations to check AIS ( Automatic Identification System) transmissions. This seems to us to be… […]
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Gosport Marine Fest
With a few spaces remaining to pre-book for rowing and sailing, Gosport Marine Festival is shaping up to offer yet another day of excellent on the water activities for all the family. Taking place on… […]
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Can I sail a Tall Ship?
Can I really sail a tall ship as crew? Yes you can. Classic Sailing specialise in tall ship sailing for adults and young people. Whether you satisfy your ‘romance of the sea’ cravings with a… […]
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New GRP classic class for Cowes Week
The world’s best-known sailing regatta, has announced a new racing class for this year – the GRP Classic Class. The decision to introduce the new class came about following a conversation Regatta Director Laurence Mead… […]
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Sailing awards help change young lives
On the 6th April six young people embarked on a life-changing five-day sailing experience having won a place onboard the Ocean Youth Trust South’s flagship, Prolific, through MDL’s Sail Training Awards. The Awards were created to… […]
