Author: Dan Houston
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Girl who was rescued now rescues others
When she was 17 Lorraine Galvin spent two and a half hours in freezing seas after her rowing boat capsized. Today, she is an RNLI lifeboat helm, college lecturer and mum to 8-year-old Lauren who is… […]
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Oysters are being reintroduced to the River Humber in a project being supervised by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the University of Hull. The Humber Aquaculture Partnership is an exciting new collaboration between Yorkshire Wildlife Trust… […]
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Uku wins 3rd and Don pulls out of 2022
Golden Globe Race – Les Sables D’Olonne: Uku Randmaa crossed the finish line at 0900 GMT on Sunday March 10, securing his place as the third to finish in the gruelling round the world solo… […]
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Printing 3D corals to recreate reef-life
In the film below Alex Goad of Reef Design Lab, from Melbourne Australia introduces in more detail the MARS – Modular Artificial Reef Structure, and explains how they have set up reefs which are artifical… […]
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Baltic charts update
From Stentec Navigation: Great news for all sailors who plan trips on the great open waters. The NV Verlag charts for a.o. the Baltic sea are available in the 2019 edition. Some new chart sets… […]
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Boatbuilder finds Wayfarer he built in 1988
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Boatbuilder Peter Newbery-Thornton was surprised to find a wooden Wayfarer he… […]
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The Navigator – Buster Keaton
October 13th 1924 Dir Donald Crisp / Buster Keaton 59mins Buster Keaton’s all at sea again, as the unwitting, hapless hero of this brilliant silent comedy where his genius for visual gags and… […]
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Maidens win
As the film of Maiden opened in selected cinemas across the UK Tracy Edwards was being honoured as the joint winner of the Yachtsman of the Year trophy, together with Nikki Henderson. And in a… […]
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L’Hermione – Bringing History Back to Life
Nigel Pert talks to Dan Houston about the replica sailing Frigate L’Hermione, and shares his amazing collection of photos of the ship. The ship was launched in 2014 after a 17 year build programme in… […]
