Author: Dan Houston
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Andrew Bray: Anchors
I was taught early on that an anchor and cable are the best insurance policy money can buy. But which is the best type? So what is the best anchor? The Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans… […]
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Portsmouth Point
Portsmouth Point is the spit of land to starboard as you sail through the narrow bottleneck into Portsmouth Harbour from the Solent. It’s chock full of history, much of it disreputable since it was largely… […]
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Patchwork spinnaker made of scraps
A Norfolk sailmaker has found a colourful solution to save material offcuts which would otherwise be wasted. Jeckells, based in Wroxham, used leftover small pieces of brightly-coloured spinnaker nylon to make a “patchwork quilt” effect… […]
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Classic Boat Museum Opens new “shed”
“After two years of hard work from all involved our goal of being able to show off the museum’s collection of yachts and boats in such a historic and eclectic setting has been reached, there… […]
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RIP Tony Bullimore
Eight bells are being rung in the sailing community for round the world yachtsman Tony Bullimore, who has died aged 79, from cancer. He was best known for surviving five days in the upturned hull… […]
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Cowes Classics – winners
From Cowes Classics PR: It was a wrap on Friday at Cowes Classics Week, as the five day event for the nineteen classes of classic cruisers, gaffers and one design keelboats, all designed before 1978,… […]
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Sunseeker goes green with Blue
Sunseeker has launched a marine conservation programme on the Balearic Island of Menorca with its long-term charity partner, The Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE). With the future of healthy seas and oceans at risk, Britain’s biggest… […]
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Skipper’s Medical Emergency Handbook by D Campbell Mackenzie and Dr Spike Briggs
Ten years after the first edition this is a welcome update from two sailors who have a huge amount of medical experience. Dr Mackenzie as a retired Surgeon Commander RN, was a consultant in renal… […]
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Lofting, reframing, removing planks – Tally Ho
By Leo Goolden In which Leo gets some more help to remove a lot of Tally Ho’s hull planking. The volunteers grind and hammer copper rivets, while he finishes lofting the intermediate frames inside the… […]
