Jubilee Sailing Trust partners with Lifetree Global to train leaders to do the right thing for the future of the oceans The aim is to support the training of responsible leadership to businesses across the south. JST’s tall ship, SV Tenacious, will be the setting for Lifetree Ocean Regeneration Lab programme in May 2022, which [...]
ROME (May 26, 2021)--Translated, a company that combines human creativity and machine intelligence to craft quality translations at speed, has two highly unusual job openings. It is looking for a seasoned skipper and experienced team manager to lead the crew of the Translated 9, which will race around the world as part of the Ocean [...]
“Simon Lewty & The Nereids” is a collaboration between The Lettering Arts Trust and Art First. The exhibition features major works by Simon Lewty, and is accompanied by individual depictions of the mythical Nereids created by 26 artists represented by the Lettering Arts Trust. Simon Lewty’s mastery of the calligraphic, the palimpsest, graffiti and scripts [...]
Sail Training organisations around the UK are highlighting how taking part in a Sail Training voyage can boost young people’s mental health. The #SailToWellbeing social media campaign taking place this month uses the 5 steps developed by the NHS and Mind to show that a Sail Training voyage not only boosts your confidence and teamworking [...]
SEA CADETS HIGHLIGHT THEIR LEGAsea Naval Charity publishes My LegaSea report – surveying former cadets on the impact of structured youth activity My LegaSea - launching into life is a ground-breaking multi-generational research study commissioned by the Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) and delivered by independent researchers. It was was designed and guided by [...]
The boat was a beauty, but she let in a lot of water... By Ian Galletti Having crewed on a Contessa 32 when she was harmlessly ‘pooped’ many times during the 1979 Fastnet storm, I couldn’t understand why a past generation of yachtsman dreaded the experience. However, I was soon to learn why when I [...]
Plymouth-based Shipwrights Stirling and Son and Treluggan Boatyard up the river Lynher in Saltash are looking to hire new staff. Sara Stirling tells CS: "Due to a number of projects that we have on the go we are looking for the following; Shipwrights/boatbuilders, Joiners for interior fit-outs, Welders and metal workers, Finishers for painting, varnishing, [...]
Aidan and his Heard 28 Isabel's legendary British Seagull outboard - a hybrid of several models he has used over the years. Aidan's in depth article on Seagulls can be found: HERE
Excerpts from an interview with highly accomplished Dinghy through to Maxi Yacht sailor and North Sails sailmaker Michael Coxon. Racing tips By Brett Bowden What's the most important sail control and how does that vary from class to class? “The most important sail control for any boat is the sheet tension. Where the sheet tension [...]
