Category: Life Afloat
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Don Street Remembered
The American sailing author, pilot of the Caribbean Don Street died aged 93 in May 2024 at his home in Glandore, Ireland. Dan Houston looks back on his life and describes how it was sailing… […]
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Short quotes
A page for doodles and the odd line of inspiration… to be added-to, occasionally. Click on images to enlarge them. And do feel free to share any of these! … […]
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RIP James Lawrence: a sailorman in stitches
When the last six working Thames sailing barges doused their canvas for the final time in 1963 it was the end of an era, but Jim Lawrence survived. Dan Houston first met him in 1999… […]
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Tall Ship inspired by ice legend
ACTIV OF LONDON Polar legend has it that the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen dreamt up the ideal Arctic ship by gazing at an olive stone writes Ben Lowings. Pressed laterally, its curves would slide its… […]
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Chatham’s Hidden Heroines
Hidden Heroines: the untold stories of the women of the Dockyard celebrates extraordinary women in Chatham Dockyard’s history who campaigned for change, fought against the odds and whose impact left a lasting legacy. Featuring stories… […]
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The positive effects of being a sea cadet
SEA CADETS HIGHLIGHT THEIR LEGAsea Naval Charity publishes My LegaSea report – surveying former cadets on the impact of structured youth activity My LegaSea – launching into life is a ground-breaking multi-generational research study commissioned… […]
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Pumping our way across the Atlantic
The boat was a beauty, but she let in a lot of water… By Ian Galletti Having crewed on a Contessa 32 when she was harmlessly ‘pooped’ many times during the 1979 Fastnet storm, I… […]
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Aidan & his Seagull
Aidan and his Heard 28 Isabel’s legendary British Seagull outboard – a hybrid of several models he has used over the years. [fusion_youtube id=”DXARd-n2rbc” alignment=”center” width=”960″ height=”540″ autoplay=”false” api_params=”&rel=0″ title_attribute=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” css_id=””][/fusion_youtube] Aidan’s… […]
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How to set your sails – the controls and their effects
Excerpts from an interview with highly accomplished Dinghy through to Maxi Yacht sailor and North Sails sailmaker Michael Coxon. Racing tips By Brett Bowden What’s the most important sail control and how does that vary… […]
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