Category: Life Afloat
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Six J-Class racing at Newport, RI
From J-Class Association 23 viii 17: Hanuman, skippered and steered by local ace Ken Read with his brother Brad among the afterguard, stole the show on a spectacular opening day of the first ever… […]
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Wharram Catamarans Gather in Cornwall
The Cornish Wharram ‘Hui’, was a fantastic get together of boats and people on 4-6th August. Every small Wharram Catamaran design was represented from Hitia 14 to Tiki 31. Seven boats arrived, five by sea… […]
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Sailing backwards
“Every time I hoist a sail, I remember my dad.” Son to sail his dad’s handcrafted boat backwards as a symbol of his journey with dementia At six years old, Matthew Thomas was taught how… […]
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Rowing and sculling come to Falmouth Classics
A new rowing and sculling event has been added to Falmouth’s classic boat regatta schedule The Tilley Endurables Falmouth Classics returns for its 30th anniversary in a few weeks, with a new event designed to… […]
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(In) Competent Crew. How we (hopefully) became more competent – Part Two
It’s now been a couple of weeks since part one of our Competent Crew own boat tuition. Which, consisted of 3 very full days going through the RYA syllabus as well as a great deal… […]
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(In) Competent Crew. How we (hopefully) became more competent – Part One
Own Boat Training – Starting Somewhere. What better way to improve your confidence than to undertake some own boat training. We started with Competent Crew, inviting another couple to experience it with us. The thing… […]
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Antigua Classics the 30th edition
From ACYR: The end of the ACYR is bittersweet. Yachts are casting off for ports near and far. Four Carriacou sloops and the 65’ Windward Island schooner Jambalaya, that took line honours on the Cannon… […]
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Sailing with whales
Seeing whales at sea in their natural environment is awesome… and respectful Editorial It was on a crossing of the Bay of Biscay on one of those days where a total lack of wind brings… […]
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Classic Blunder
These initial blog posts are really to play catch up. As we transition from the normal run of the mill lifestyle to one with a lot less stuff and very different modes of transport. Moving… […]
