Author: Dan Houston
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Barton Classic Blocks
New block on the block We first saw the new Barton Victory Heritage collection of ash-cheeked blocks when Barton’s Suzanne Blaustone visited our stand at Southampton Boat Show. At that point the blocks were still… […]
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Mousehole, Cornwall
There are two significant dates in the life of Mousehole, the tiny West Cornwall harbour. The first is the night before Christmas Eve, celebrated in the village as Tom Bawcock’s Eve in memory of the… […]
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Present your story at the Woodstock for Classic Yacht enthusiasts
Designers, builders, restorers, owners and sailors of classic yachts are being invited to suggest their own ideas for the Eighth Classic Yacht Symposium, to be held next spring at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol,… […]
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Hurricane names will never be used again
At its meeting in Martinique earlier this month the World Meteorological Society retired the storm names Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate from being used for Atlantic Hurricane names in future. Storm names are normally reused… […]
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Antigua winds up – gig racing tomorrow…
From Race Reporter Jan Hein On the fourth and final race of the 2018 ACYR, boats in the lead set off hoping to hold it, while the rest of the fleet went out in full… […]
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Itchen Ferries
By Mike Smylie I owned an Itchen Ferry once and have fond memories of her beached alongside the old Supermarine shed at Woolston, across the river from Southampton. Pal of Itchen she was called though… […]
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Orfordness Lighthouse
By the time you read this, the very real possibility of this imposing structure tumbling into the sea may have been averted, at least for another winter. Unusually severe south-easterly storms have pushed coastal erosion… […]
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Andrew Bray: Say it right, matey
By Andrew Bray. Illustration: Guy Venables If you’re fortunate enough to sail a gaff-rigger, she should really come with a dictionary of terminology to differentiate the bobstay from the snotter, the bowsprit from the bumkin… […]
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Jack London – The Call of the Sea
Jack London was a celebrated writer when in 1907 he decided to drop everything and sail around the world in his yacht, Snark. By Sam Jefferson The concept of fitting out a yacht for bluewater… […]
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