Category: Our Stories
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Moitessier – sailing into the mystic
As a true pilot of the deep range Bernard Moitessier was a philosopher sailor who famously went round the world again in 1969 in the Sunday Time Golden Globe race when he could possibly have… […]
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What became of the new sailing cargo ship?
A new sailing cargo ship was being built in Costa Rica This video dates from the spring of 2022 from the great project to build a new sailing schooner to carry 250 tons of… […]
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Words to inspire
A page for doodles and the odd line of inspiration… to be added-to, occasionally.Click on images to enlarge them. And do feel free to share any of these! […]
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The Rule of Tenths
Rule of twelths? It’s a bit tricky when using metric charts… so use the Rule of Tenths, As your on-deck ready reckoner for the currrent state of tide.By Dan Houston Working out tidal heights using… […]
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Cornwall on film in 1916
This (now in colour!) film shows maritime Cornwall at the height of the first world war. Clips show Looe, Polperro, St Ives (with artist!) and children climbing over the wreck of a boat. Despite conscription… […]
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Charlotte – A Wooden Boat Story
2011, Dir Jeffrey Kusuma-Hinte, 96 mins This film charts the life of the Gannon & Benjamin boatyard on Martha’s Vineyard – the island off Massachusetts, where they restore wooden boats and have built a series… […]
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Where is your favourite “Classic Coast”?
To celebrate 60 years of the National Trust’s Neptune Coastal Conservation Campaign we invite readers to send us their favourite coastal spots. These could be areas of natural beauty but also your favourite beach, harbour… […]
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Isabel and her watersail
Setting a watersail is something you can do in light airs to give you that extra half knot of speed. Typically watersails hang below the boom of a fore and aft sailing vessel, and mostly,… […]
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Jetski is a Russian Word
By Sam Llewellyn It is a little-known fact that the jetski, like the tractor and the iron lung, was invented by Stalin – though on closer inspection the roots of these machines in a Communist… […]
