Category: Our Stories
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The building of Ceiba’s stem
Follow the progress of Ceiba‘s Stem as Lynx Guimond, co-Founder & Technical Lead takes you through the steps. Be sure to notice the technical overlay, which highlights the exact piece that Lynx is working on,… […]
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Ceiba’s stem goes up
In this film Project founders, Danielle Doggett and Lynx Guimond, explain the stem raising process. The wood used for constructing the stem – which is the forward-most curve of the hull, is the well-known shipbuilding… […]
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60 years since Wharram crossed Atlantic
It’s sixty years since James Wharram and his two German girlfriends crossed the Atlantic Ocean from West to East aboard the 40ft catamaran Rongo. The boat was designed and built in the West Indies after the… […]
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Cornish Maritime History Day 2019
The eighth one-day programme dedicated to the history of maritime Cornwall is being held at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, in Falmouth, on Saturday, 5th October 2019. Researchers, whether in universities or based at home,… […]
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Spirit Yachts using Lignia
At the Southampton Boat Show 2019 we visited the new Spirit CR50 yacht and talked to them about using Lignia on the yacht’s deck. Lignia is the new-ish FSC certified timber product which uses sustainable… […]
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Living in a dinghy
Cruising in a dinghy can get you across seas – and further up creeks than yachts, advises Roger Barnes Why do you cruise in a dinghy rather than a cabin yacht?” I am often asked… […]
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The Snow Goose
1971 Dir Patrick Garland 50 minutes Based on a short story and then the novel by Paul Gallico, in 1941, this classic film is a gentle, if sentimental, love story of a reclusive crippled artist… […]
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Greta Thunberg sets sail from Plymouth
Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old Swedish climate protection activist, set sail from Plymouth this afternoon bound for the New York United Nations Climate Change conference aboard the 60ft (18.28m) foiling high-tech racing yacht Malizia… […]
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Ester sails again
The 1901 rocketyacht Ester – the so-called mini Vasa rescued from the deep in 2015 by Bo Eriksson and friend Per Helgren, has launched after a four year restoration and started some sailing trials at… […]
