Category: Kit
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Thermal cooker saves time and energy
We’re big fans of these devices. They work like a thermos flask with a double skin of stainless steel that creates a thermal barrier around the inner pot. The idea is that you begin cooking… […]
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World’s first 300hp diesel outboard from UK
With just a month to go until the launch of the world’s first 300hp diesel outboard engine, British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain is preparing for its much anticipated European on-water demonstrations of the CXO300… […]
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Nauticalia Clocks – corrosion-resistant
While brass is a traditional material for clocks and barometers on board boats it is sometimes eschewed for stainless steel or other materials as it needs regular polishing, and many laquers used develop cracks which… […]
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Patchwork spinnaker made of scraps
A Norfolk sailmaker has found a colourful solution to save material offcuts which would otherwise be wasted. Jeckells, based in Wroxham, used leftover small pieces of brightly-coloured spinnaker nylon to make a “patchwork quilt” effect… […]
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Helly Hansen wins red dot design award
Helly Hansen’s Lifaloft Hybrid Insulator Jacket has won the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2018. This year’s competition was fierce with more than 6,300 submissions from 59 countries. Only 1.1% of them received the highest… […]
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New blocks on the block…
Barton Marine launches new Barton Block Range Crafted by sailors for sailors, the new Barton Block Range is manufactured in the UK, and developed with the same design endurance and bullet-proof reliability that Barton… […]
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Sailor Logbook App
New sailor app for yachtsmen. This is a recently released iPhone/iPad app for GPS tracking and logbook keeping. Developed by Klaus Kyrsting, from Elsinore in Denmark, it’s based on an old printed logbook and… […]
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Ally bronze adjustable spanner
We spotted these aspirational aluminium bronze adjustable spanners at the Beale Park show on the Arthur Beale stand. As Arthur Beale’s Alasdair Flint says: “These open to 24mm, they are non-sparking, won’t affect a compass… […]
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Seeing the underwater world easily
This new style of snorkelling mask allows you to breathe through your nose or mouth and actually remains higher out of the water than normal snorkels. A float in the top of the snorkel rises… […]
