Category: News
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Man dies after fishing boat capsizes off Plymouth
A man died after his fishing boat capsized on Monday close to Mountbatten breakwater in full view of bank holiday visitors to a Plymouth beach. According to the Marine Accident and Investigation Branch (MAIB) the… […]
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Royal Navy Museum’s new artefacts
Artefacts from HMS Invincible that have lain on the seabed floor for over 200 years have been donated to a museum on the eve of a new dive season on the celebrated Solent wreck site.… […]
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New major exhibition marks 250 years since James Cook set sail from Plymouth
From the British Library: New major exhibition marks 250 years since James Cook’s ship Endeavour set sail from Plymouth Featuring original maps, artworks and journals alongside contemporary films, the exhibition allows visitors to follow the course of… […]
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Present your story at the Woodstock for Classic Yacht enthusiasts
Designers, builders, restorers, owners and sailors of classic yachts are being invited to suggest their own ideas for the Eighth Classic Yacht Symposium, to be held next spring at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol,… […]
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Hurricane names will never be used again
At its meeting in Martinique earlier this month the World Meteorological Society retired the storm names Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate from being used for Atlantic Hurricane names in future. Storm names are normally reused… […]
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Antigua winds up – gig racing tomorrow…
From Race Reporter Jan Hein On the fourth and final race of the 2018 ACYR, boats in the lead set off hoping to hold it, while the rest of the fleet went out in full… […]
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Help English Rose get to China
A HEARTFELT JustGiving crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help raise the funds to allow an inspirational local teenager compete in the Topper World Championships, at Longcheer Yacht Club, in China, this August. Fourteen-year-old Rose… […]
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Antigua Classics begins with single-handed race in 20 knot breeze
ACYR Thursday 19 4 18: The energy in Falmouth Harbour spiked as each entry sailed in for the start of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. 70’ Vendia and 42’ Free in St. Barth from Grenada;… […]
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Sailor dies after 29ft yacht falls on top of him
A yachtsman was crushed to death yesterday after his 29ft Westerly GK29 fell on top of him in the yard, at Weymouth Sailing Club. Kevin Keeler, 56, a company director who ran locally based software… […]
