Category: Life Afloat
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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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A good start without instruments
By Brett Bowden from Sailing to Win HOW TO WORK OUT THE FAVOURED END WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Getting a great start in clear air can be the most important part of your race and knowing the… […]
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RNLI launch videos
‘Anything can happen in the next half-hour’, is how the RNLI puts it. And, with around 26 people being rescued by the institute’s volunteers every day, the charity’s work is never far away.This video shows… […]
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Antibes: An unusual and stunning 25th edition
Les Voiles d’Antibes regatta 2020 (September 16 – 20) Besides having had to postpone the 25th edition from June until September due to COVID, Les Voiles d’Antibes last week also had to play with the… […]
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Dinghy Cruising on the Bristol Channel
A TRIP TO BRISTOL WITH MY DAUGHTER. by Annabel Bowker-Dance Lydney Yacht Club, based in the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire, run a 9-day Summer Cruise around the Bristol Channel. For many years there have been… […]
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Voiles de Saint-Tropez extends to two weeks
News from Maguelonne Turcat, SNST: Confirmed from Saturday, September 26th to Friday, October 9th, the new format of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez offers an event spread over two weeks, for the modern and classic yachts.… […]
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Bill King on Galway Blazer, 1968 Golden Globe Race
An elegiac short (5min) film on Cdr Bill King RN who entered the 1968 Golden Globe race in his cold-moulded two masted junk rig schooner Galway Blazer II. With no shrouds or guard rails it… […]
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Sailing aboard Mariquita
The story of sailing aboard Mariquita – a big class yacht built in 1911 to the 19-M rule Update: Mariquita was sold in February 2020 at auction. See report: HERE Transcript: Dan Houston Take… […]
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Taking the right turn
How sailing round the British isles with Turn to Starboard helped former Royal Marine Dan Fielding find a new purpose for his life. After he had been medically discharged from the Royal Marines in 2008,… […]
