Author: Dan Houston
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Panerai ends sponsorship, except Cowes
Nine regattas lose sponsorship Flagship Eilean will continue Organisers working hard to find a new sponsor Organisers of classic sailing regattas are busy trying to find new sponsors after the Italian watch specialist Panerai announced… […]
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News crews on a booze cruise
Channel 5’s Britain by Boat has so far not really lived up to expectations. It features the veteran BBC newsreader Michael Buerk and John Sergeant, the Beeb’s long term (1992 to 2000) chief political correspondent… […]
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Flying fish – between the devil and the deep blue sea
Incredible footage from BBC Earth’s The Hunt with Sir David Attenborough describing the life of flying fish as they take to the air and glide hundreds of metres, using their extended pectoral fins as wings… […]
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Ancasta’s virtual office for Portland and Poole
Ancasta’s new service to the UK’s central south west Ancasta has opened a new “virtual office” in Portland and Poole. Providing a 24/7 brokerage service, the office run by Kevin MacDonald, offers the high… […]
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Guy Cotten’s new factory is green
Guy Cotten’s new factory is green as well as blue. The famous fisherman’s rough weather gear tailor has built a new factory in France which uses 7500sqft (700m²) of solar panels sited on its flat … […]
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Racing traditional outrigged Malay jong models
The joy of tiny traditional model sailing boats With a traditional outrigger design and colurful sails the model jongs have been raced For centuries by the Malays in South East Asia. Miniatures of the local… […]
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Susie Goodall Rescued After Yacht Pitchpoles
Susie Goodall has been rescued and is now safely aboard the Hong Kong-flagged 190m Tian Fu having abandoned her yacht DHL Starlight. The ship arrived in the dark and waited until daylight to commence the… […]
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Slats closes the gap
The Race is On! Mark Slats (see main photo) rounded Cape Horn just before 06:00 UTC on Saturday 2nd December, 8 days behind race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, having narrowed the lead by 351… […]
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UK to have its own GPS system
Mrs May has said that Britain would develop and build its own Global Navigation Satellite System, at a projected cost of £3-5bn. The announcement came on Friday November 30, as a reaction to the European… […]
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