Author: Dan Houston
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Cheeki Rafiki boss found guilty, but could face retrial
Douglas Innes, who managed the vessel Cheeki Rafiki has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of the yacht which capsized in the Atlantic with the loss of four lives in May 2014.… […]
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Glandore festival and Peggy Bawn
See more from Don at our events page DON STREET’S STORIES OF CLASSIC BOATS PEGGY BAWN Fifty years ago, on the morning of Friday the 13 of May 1966, I arrived in Ireland. That afternoon… […]
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Dragon Edinburgh Cup Day 3
13 July 2017 – Cowes, UK – The penultimate day of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2017 sponsored by Oliver Morgan Architects and Stoneham Construction Ltd in Cowes, produced one truly extraordinary race which shook the… […]
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Power of the wind exhibition – Barcelona
The Puig Classic Regatta starts in Barcelona today, and to celebrate 10 years of racing Puig the sponsor company has unveiled an exhibition of photos – taking from the best of the series over a… […]
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Artists attend 12-M regatta
From Robbe and Berking, Germany July 2017: Artworks of the “North German Realists” (www.norddeutscherealisten.de ) are highly sought after. Since 1989 this group of artists have met once a year at much-noticed common plein air… […]
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Murray Peterson Cutter
KATY’s design is based on SUSAN, a successful 28’ schooner Murray Peterson designed for himself and his family. Murry’s son Bill Peterson lengthened the design by 2’ and changed the rig to a topsail cutter.… […]
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American Boatbuilding students join Bristol Boatyard
Rolts Boatyard, home of the Bristol Classic Boat Company, have taken on two students of the International Yacht Restoration School in Rhode Island as apprentices Patrick Killion on the left from New York City and… […]
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Winter berthing at Bembridge
From Bembridge Harbour: Duver Pontoon Winter Berthing – only £375 to £525!! 1st October 2017 -31st March 2018 It’s never too early to plan ahead! We are pleased to hold our 2016 price of £375… […]
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The Brits at Brest
In the summer of 2016 we packed our things and took the cross channel ferry to attend the massive festival at Brest, where so many classic sailors go for the four-yearly jamboree. With Mike Smylie… […]
