Category: News
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Oarsome fundraisers enjoy ‘row of a lifetime’ in first Portsmouth Pull
Four teams of fundraisers for the youth development charity, Oarsome Chance, enjoyed the ‘row of a lifetime’ around Portsmouth Harbour in the inaugural Portsmouth Pull on Saturday (16 June). The 10km (5.3 nautical mile) course… […]
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Joshua joins Golden Globe fleet in Brittany
And no, she didn’t round Cape Horn before Robin Knox-Johnston… Two great men of the sea, Britain’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and French hero Bernard Moitessier never met or communicated with each other during the first… […]
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Lifeboat called out twice to same yacht
From RNLI: The volunteer crew of the Sheerness RNLI all weather lifeboat The George and Ivy Swanson launched at 11.15 pm on Friday 15 June after a call from the UK Coastguard reported that a… […]
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Stella wins at Suffolk Yacht Harbour’s Classic Regatta
Stella Timoa races to victory as East coast’s largest regatta for classic yachts delivers on sailing, sunshine and socialising The east coast’s largest independent marina, Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH), in conjunction with Haven Ports Yacht… […]
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GOSPORT CHARITY PURSUIT 2018 raises £8,500 for charities
Press release: On 16 June 2018, 17 yachts competed in the Gosport Charity Pursuit 2018 on the Solent. Organised by Gosport Marine Scene, this is the second year that the competition has taken place to… […]
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Les Sables welcomes Golden Globers after first feeder race from Falmouth
Main photo: GGR skippers congregate in Les Sables d’Olonne. Back row left to right: Loic Lepage (FRA) Uku Randmaa (EST), Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) Don McIntyre – Race Founder, Abhilash Tomy (Ind) LSDO sport) Are Wiig… […]
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128 Job Losses at Henri Lloyd
Sailors’ tailor Henri Lloyd went into administration last week before being thrown a lifeline from Aligro which immediately bought it for an undisclosed sum. However the deal meant the loss of 128 jobs across the… […]
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Return of one of Arnside’s finest yachts
Arnside Sailing Club have relaunched their restored Royal Mersey Rivers Class Yacht Severn with the help of a £5,500 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The club bought the yacht earlier in the year and brought her… […]
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RKJ and the historic steak…
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston receives his steak at the Golden Globe press conference in the Chain Locker pub in Falmouth, at lunchtime today. “I was desperate for a steak because I wanted something to chew,” said… […]
