Category: Life Afloat
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Cruising for Enterprising types
Colin Gilbert converted his Enterprise to go dinghy cruising… to Beaulieu, Truro and Chichester Harbour Some sailing friends may have noticed various temporary additions to my Enterprise which do nothing to help it win races.… […]
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New lights for the Beaulieu River
From Beaulieu River Harbour: New navigational lights have been installed to help night sailors on the Beaulieu River as part of ongoing investment in the services and facilities for mooring holders and visitors at Buckler’s… […]
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When Antigua was in the pink
The Antigua Classics started today, and the 31-year-old event is going as strong as ever. It holds an almost mythical place in many a sailor’s heart, with the fantastic tradewind sailing in crystal cobalt seas… […]
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Grayhound – Eco trading under sail
The replica of an 18th-century lugger now sustainably carries cargo Grayhound, the replica of a three-masted revenue cutter from the 18th century was built by Marcus and Freya Pomeroy- Rowden in Cornwall in 2010-2012 initially… […]
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Britain’s oldest working fisherman
Bill Hocking At 87, Bill is Britain’s oldest working fisherman, still laying lobster pots with his 15ft boat off the Cornish coast. He talked to Phil Russell about the ‘Great Mackerel Klondyke’, the sinking of… […]
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Wharrams on the Fal
Location: Fal Estuary, Cornwall The Cornish Wharram ‘Hui’, was a fantastic get together of boats and people on 4-6th August. Every small Wharram design was represented from Hitia 14 to Tiki 31. Seven boats arrived,… […]
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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. [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=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] What better way to improve… […]
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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… […]