Author: Dan Houston
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Tally Ho – restoration: Preparing to remove the deck
The latest from Leo as he prepares to remove Tally Ho’s Deck and takes off her deck furniture, including her lovely old windlass, which looks original and her samson post. Oh and he thinks his… […]
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Britain’s oldest working fisherman
Bill Hocking At 87, Bill is Britain’s oldest working fisherman, still laying lobster pots with his 15ft boat off the Cornish coast. He talked to Phil Russell about the ‘Great Mackerel Klondyke’, the sinking of… […]
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Morgan Freeman and sailing
A once in a lifetime opportunity is now available for one, well-off fan of Morgan Freeman to purchase the ultimate film star memorabilia. Freeman’s yacht, Afrodesia, is up for sale for just under $300,000 with all the net… […]
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Famous classic yacht Dorade enters the Sydney Hobart
November 20: Dorade, the 86 year old 52-foot Sparkman & Stephens classic yacht will debut at the Rolex Sydney Hobart, which starts on December 26, as her owners Matt Brooks and Pam Rorke Levy continue… […]
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Prince Philip’s famous Flying 15 Coweslip joins HMY Britannia
From the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes: Coweslip, is now on display alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. The 20 foot, (15ft LWL) two-person keelboat is on loan to the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust… […]
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£46K raised for Caribbean Hurricane fund
From Peta Stuart-Hunt – Sail Aid UK: The Trustees of Sail Aid UK, the organisation that is uniting the UK sailing community in a long-term fundraising drive to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands… […]
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International’s new antifouling coatings
From International Paint: Visitors to the upcoming METSTRADE 2017 event in the Netherlands will be first to see a new range of innovative antifouling products launched by AkzoNobel’s International brand. The event will stage the… […]
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Scanstrut overall winner at DAME Awards 2017
Amsterdam, Press release from British Marine: Scanstrut takes ultimate prize at DAME Awards 2017 British Marine member entries account for top prize, a category winner and three special mentions Out of 64 shortlisted entries came… […]
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Respect for the well found seaboat
Sailing a Rival 34 for our eighth issue made me very tempted to harness the wind and just get on over the horizon writes Dan Houston. I was instantly attracted to the easy movement and… […]
