Author: Dan Houston
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National Parks £2000 award for improvement projects
Rivers, lakes or broads projects which contribute to the improvement of a national park could receive a £2,000 or £500 grant as part of the annual Park Protector Award scheme sponsored by the Ramblers Holidays… […]
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Scots Canals could close
Just 17 years after the fanfare of their re-opening two of Scotland’s major canals could close and revert to their stagnant full-of-rubbish condition due to a lack of use. An Asset Management Strategy published on… […]
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Start of the 30,000 mile Golden Globe Race
French sailor Philippe Philippe Péché aboard his Rustler 36 PRB took an early lead at the start. Photo: Tim Bishop Gregor McGuckin (IRE) on his Biscay 36 ketch Hanley Energy Endurance, leads Mark Sinclair (AUS) in his Lello… […]
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Adrift director talks to Classic Sailor
Adrift’s director talks to Classic Sailor’s Guy Venables about the realism of the sea and onboard scenes from the new movie, opening in UK cinemas this weekend 29 June 2018. This is the first video… […]
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The Lleyn Peninsula
As he gazed at a map of Britain the bored schoolboy could imagine a kind of seated, turbanned figure looking west about to draw on a poster – Ireland. We could even see that he… […]
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Adrift is one of the best sailing films ever made
2018, Dir Baltasar Kormakur, Sony Pictures, UK12, DVD, 92 min It is with trepidation that the sailor approaches a sailing film. All too often realisms are compromised for the sake of safety, cost or general… […]
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Does your business work with wood?
From British Marine: 28 June 2018 If your business works with wood then you need to complete this Health & Safety Executive (HSE) survey. The EU is about to introduce new lower limits for the… […]
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Suhaili – the yacht that launched so many others
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail… […]
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Ally bronze adjustable spanner
We spotted these aspirational aluminium bronze adjustable spanners at the Beale Park show on the Arthur Beale stand. As Arthur Beale’s Alasdair Flint says: “These open to 24mm, they are non-sparking, won’t affect a compass… […]
