Author: Dan Houston
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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… […]
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Tally Ho gets a lifeline
From Classic Sailor issue 17, September 2017 We talk to Leo Goolden who has saved the Albert Strange designed 1927 Fastnet winner from the chainsaw – plus a vivid account of the race itself by… […]
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Restoring Tally Ho talk with Leo Goolden
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is hosting a talk by Leo Gooden who is a couple of years into restoring his Albert Strange 1927 Fastnet winning cutter Tally Ho Leo’s talk will be on Tue,… […]
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700,000 plastic microfibres released in one wash
The surge of toxic plastics in our ocean environment means it’s time to ban them from our wardrobe. It’s time to stop wearing fleece and polyester garments which shed huge amounts of microplastics into our… […]
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Sailing to a Viking festival across the North Sea in January
Inspirational winter passage by Erik Aanderaa, a true latter-day Viking, sailing his Contessa 35 Tessie from Haugasund in Norway to the three-day Up Helly Aa winter Viking festival at Lerwick in Shetland (in 30 hrs!)… […]
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Maiden – How Tracy Edwards broke the women-at-sea myth
Documentary 2018 Dir: Alex Holmes 93 mins Maiden opens in UK cinemas on Friday 8th March This is a truly inspirational film. It takes us back a bit, though not too far, to 1989 and… […]
