Author: Dan Houston
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Oarsome fundraisers enjoy ‘row of a lifetime’ in first Portsmouth Pull
Four teams of fundraisers for the youth development charity, Oarsome Chance, enjoyed the ‘row of a lifetime’ around Portsmouth Harbour in the inaugural Portsmouth Pull on Saturday (16 June). The 10km (5.3 nautical mile) course… […]
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NY40 MARILEE: Restoration of a Herreshoff Classic
Interesting and inspirational film from Alison Langley on restoring one of the thoroughbreds of the Herreshoff stable – the 1926 NY40 Marilee [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=””… […]
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Joshua joins Golden Globe fleet in Brittany
And no, she didn’t round Cape Horn before Robin Knox-Johnston… Two great men of the sea, Britain’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and French hero Bernard Moitessier never met or communicated with each other during the first… […]
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American goods tariff – 25% tariff on all recreational craft imports to the EU
British Marine Update 21 June 2018 The EU has brought forward its counter measure action to raise tariffs on American goods to tomorrow (22 June). The Department for International Trade informed British Marine that all… […]
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Eric Tabarly drowned on his way to the Fife Regatta – in 1998
A wild night and a kicking gaff caused the loss of France’s greatest sailor, on his way to the first Fife Regatta It’s 20 years ago since France’s greatest sailor Eric Tabarly was lost overboard… […]
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New helm at Woodrolfe Brokerage
On 1st July 2018 David Morris will take over the running of Woodrolfe Brokerage from Tollesbury Marina. David has been managing the brokerage for Tollesbury Marina for over 25 years but his company David Morris… […]
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The Dove 1974
Great film, if a little blurry for the net, this is the biographic story of Robin Lee Graham who took off from Los Angeles aged 16 in 1965 to sail around the world in a… […]
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Zodiac’s new “SUV of the Sea”
Zodiac Nautic launches the new Open 5.5 [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”][fusion_youtube id=”efiS3m-le58″ alignment=”center” width=”640″ height=”360″… […]
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Cold water shock – how to survive it
Useful video from the RNLI on the immediate actions to take if you fall in cold water (especially in the seas around Britain) without a lifejacket, by forcing yourself to be calm and to float… […]
