Category: Life Afloat
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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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The Dove 1974
Great film, if a little blurry even for the net, this is the biographic story of Robin Lee Graham who took off from Los Angeles aged 16 in 1965 to sail around the world in… […]
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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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Morgan Freeman and sailing
A once in a lifetime opportunity is now available for one, well-off fan of Morgan Freeman to purchase the ultimate film star memorabilia. Freeman’s yacht, Afrodesia, is up for sale for just under $300,000 with all the net… […]
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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. 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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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… […]
