Category: Life Afloat
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A good start without instruments
By Brett Bowden from Sailing to Win HOW TO WORK OUT THE FAVOURED END WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Getting a great start in clear air can be the most important part of your race and knowing the… […]
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RNLI launch videos
‘Anything can happen in the next half-hour’, is how the RNLI puts it. And, with around 26 people being rescued by the institute’s volunteers every day, the charity’s work is never far away. This video… […]
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Antibes: An unusual and stunning 25th edition
Les Voiles d’Antibes regatta 2020 (September 16 – 20) Besides having had to postpone the 25th edition from June until September due to COVID, Les Voiles d’Antibes last week also had to play with the… […]
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Dinghy Cruising on the Bristol Channel
A TRIP TO BRISTOL WITH MY DAUGHTER. [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”] by Annabel Bowker-Dance Lydney… […]
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Voiles de Saint-Tropez extends to two weeks
News from Maguelonne Turcat, SNST: Confirmed from Saturday, September 26th to Friday, October 9th, the new format of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez offers an event spread over two weeks, for the modern and classic yachts.… […]
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Bill King on Galway Blazer, 1968 Golden Globe Race
An elegiac film on Cdr Bill King RN who entered the 1968 Golden Globe race in his cold-moulded two masted junk rig schooner Galway Blazer II. With no shrouds or guard rails it looks a… […]
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Sailing aboard Mariquita
The story of sailing aboard Mariquita – a big class yacht built in 1911 to the 19-M rule [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”… […]
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Taking the right turn
How sailing round the British isles with Turn to Starboard helped former Royal Marine Dan Fielding find a new purpose for his life. [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=””… […]