Author: Dan Houston
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Adjustable jackstays from Ocean Safety
Ocean Safety has introduced new adjustable jackstays, eliminating the need to customise pre-measured stays to be exactly the right length for the boat. The new jackstays are looped at either end so they can be… […]
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British solo yachtsman is OK after All Ships Alert
All Ships alert for overdue British solo yachtsman Robin Davie aboard his Rustler 36 C’Est La Vie […]
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New pilot gig to launch
Traditional clinker built wooden gig ‘Arwenack’ for Falmouth Pilot Gig Club launches at 12 noon at the Watersports Centre in Falmouth, Cornwall […]
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Star gazing night from HMS Warrior
On 30 January 2019, 18:00 – 21:30 Enjoy an evening of astronomy, stargazing, space activities, cosmology chat and talks at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with activities taking place on board HMS Warrior and in Action… […]
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Lanzarote to St Kitts – race for Classic Sailors
Montage of photos and video taken in Lanzarote prior to the start of the 2019 Panerai Transat Classique, which started from off the marina at Arrecife on Janaury 8th and finishes in St Kitts. And… […]
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Classic Transat begins
[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”] Eight boats left the island of Lanzarote in the Canaries today… […]
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Andrew Bray: Where the closest contact is above in space
Can you hear me, over? Sometimes it’s easier for a mariner to call up the International Space Station than his wife at home In February 2005 Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier were half way… […]
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Sailor survives six days in the open sea
An Indonesian seaman survived six days in the open sea after his ship sank in the Bali Strait. [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=””… […]
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Boat operators told to look out for migrants
As the government dispatches another three patrol vessels to monitor the English Channel for migrant boats coming from France, civilian boat operators have also been warned by the coastguard to look out and report any… […]
