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Ancasta’s virtual office for Portland and Poole
Ancasta’s new service to the UK’s central south west Ancasta has opened a new “virtual office” in Portland and Poole. Providing a 24/7 brokerage service, the office run by Kevin MacDonald, offers the high service, quality of care and wide choice as traditionally delivered by Ancasta whether that’s buying a new, or previously loved […]
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Guy Cotten’s new factory is green
Guy Cotten’s new factory is green as well as blue. The famous fisherman’s rough weather gear tailor has built a new factory in France which uses 7500sqft (700m²) of solar panels sited on its flat roof providing 2/3 of the energy needs for the production process. The 4,700m² building at Kerouel near Trégunc in south […]
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
It’s busy times at Arthur Beale preparing for Christmas… You may have noticed in recent weeks the shop window updated to depict a rather fishy scene which has gone on to inspire the choice of film for our Christmas Screening (see above). We’ve had lots of compliments so far, and it’s certainly London’s quirkiest Christmas window […]
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Coppercoat is a winner for Clipper
The protective “anti-foul” coating Coppercoat has achieved a ‘clean sweep’ from boats in the 2017-2018 Clipper Round The World Race. When the Clipper boats were finally lifted out after 40,000NM of racing and 16 months of continual immersion, the Coppercoat on their hulls revealed almost no loss of coating thickness. Barring the faintest trace of […]
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Beken calendars and Nauticalia gifts
The famous Beken Calendars for 2019 are available now from Nautcalia. They make ideal Christmas gifts and there are five different calendars to chose from priced from £9.99 to £16.99 (plus £4.99 p&p). Find them on Nauticalia’s website: HERE [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=”” […]
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Wood Handle Offshore System Rigging Knife
The all-time Myerchin classic rigging knife the Myerchin Generation 2 W100 Offshore System fixed blade rigging knife with Hardwood handle. From Myerchin UK: Our Generation 2 W100 Offshore System rigging knife features handles made from carefully chosen slabs of sustainable hardwood. This natural material is a beautiful hardwood with excellent properties for use at […]
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Icom plans Iridium handheld radio
Icom has got together with Iridium to develop and manufacture a new satellite radio called Satellite PTT. The radio will combine Icom’s 54 years of expertise and knowledge with Iridium’s satellite experience to provide a professional radio communications solution that will enable users to communicate whenever they want to and wherever they are in the […]
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Serious windlass
Check out this No.2 windlass, made for a replica Britanny tuna fishing boat, under construction in Nova Scotia. It’s built by Webster’s of Torpoint in Cornwall. See more by clicking the link below: https://classicsailor.com/go-to-guides/websters-boat-machinery/ […]
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Claudia Myatt’s 2019 Planner
Claudia Myatt’s excellent Year Planner has arrived from the presses. The 2019 design has all the usual features – bright colours, A2 size, plenty of space to write on and a print to cut out and keep at the end of the year. Usefully Claudia includes the moon states so you can work out your […]
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Green Blue nominated for Racing Sustainability Award
From British Marine The joint environmental initiative of British Marine and The RYA The Green Blue, has been shortlisted by World Sailing for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award. The World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly-replicable sustainability initiatives, aligned to the World […]