Author: Dan Houston
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Rosslare lifeboat rescues 3 yachtsmen during Storm Ophelia after Mayday
FROM RNLI: Volunteer crew with Rosslare RNLI launched yesterday (Monday 16 October) responding to a Mayday request during Storm Ophelia to rescue three men onboard a 10m yacht. Link to video: HERE The yacht… […]
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Ophelia – hurricane force gusts
It could be time to check the mooring lines today if you haven’t already as hurricane Ophelia hits the southern Irish coast with gusts of 81mph – well into hurricane force in the Beaufort scale.… […]
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Cambria’s future
Can you run a charter barge without an engine? In his comprehensive feature on the restored historic barge Cambria in the current issue, Robert Simper, poses the question as to whether it is practical to… […]
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New Natural History hero
The Natural History Museum has unveiled the new star of its re-imagined Hintze Hall, at the start of the biggest transformation in its 136-year history. A stunning 25.2 metre real blue whale skeleton suspended from… […]
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Latest issue of Classic Sailor is out
Our new issue is out, with all the latest from the sailing world and a slightly crazy story of young lovers who decided to sail across the North Atlantic to see if they would be… […]
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Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 18 – October-November 2017
In the 1926 drawing room play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale, Maria, a wealthy widow, invites her long-time dinner companion Richard to spend a month at her house in Scotland. If she still likes him after… […]
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Wharrams on the Fal
Location: Fal Estuary, Cornwall The Cornish Wharram ‘Hui’, was a fantastic get together of boats and people on 4-6th August. Every small Wharram design was represented from Hitia 14 to Tiki 31. Seven boats arrived,… […]
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Don’t forget Britain Afloat tonight
From BBC: Britain Afloat – A history of the British people told through six of its best loved boats A six-part documentary series for BBC Two – Saturday 30 September BBC2 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column… […]
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Raymarine’s software can be updated while underway
From Raymarine: One of the best ways to get the most out of any marine electronics is to update software when it becomes available. Make this a habit and you’re sure to stay on the… […]
