Author: Dan Houston
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A great time to charter in the UK
This year, what with Brexit headaches and those workhorses of holiday charter flights, the Boeing 737 jets being grounded until July, it could make sense to seek a sailing holiday that is closer to home.… […]
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Looking forward to Cowes Classics
Cowes. March 2019 – A pretty little 1927 one off cutter is one of the first entries for the 12th Cowes Classics Week from 29th July to 2nd August. Chough, owned by Alex Kathrin Vowinckel… […]
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Portsmouth: centre of maritime excellence
Portsmouth Harbour Marine launched to help make area a centre of maritime excellence The exciting new charity Portsmouth Harbour Marine was officially launched today (4 April 2019) with a remit of promoting marine businesses, skills and participation… […]
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Insurance: A changing market
Over the past few years, the insurance industry has taken a pounding with phenomenally large losses being incurred by insurers. Many of these losses are as a result of the more frequent extreme weather cycles… […]
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Instructors’ Tales: Freckles at Sea
In which Richard Howell discovers that students don’t always understand why you should jettison cargo to leeward… For many years I used to provide an annual weekend corporate sailing event in the Solent for a… […]
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Call to all: Come and try sailing
The RYA’s Push the Boat Out (PTBO) campaign is set to return this May, with more than 350 venues across the UK offering free or low cost, sailing and windsurfing taster sessions. The national participation… […]
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Solent Sunbeam season starts
The 96-year-old Solent Sunbeam classic keelboat fleet has a busy racing and social schedule lined up for the coming sailing season, which started on Saturday 30th March with an afternoon race around Chichester Harbour. Based… […]
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Open Ship on Irene
The 1907 Bridgwater built trading ketch Irene is in Dartmouth in April and has open days on the 27th and the 2nd of May. She’ll be on the town quay and anyone is welcome to… […]
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Artwork predicts sea level rise
An installation artwork using lines of light predicts the effect of sea level rises at an arts centre on North Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands. The installation uses LED sensors running lines across buildings… […]
