Category: Our Stories
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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… […]
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Cowes issues safety codes
As Cowes Week is set to begin, the harbour master at Britain’s home of yachting, Capt. Stuart McIntosh, has issued a guide to essential harbour safety for all boat users. Cowes Harbour Commission’s number one… […]
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Excelsior’s new boat
New Lowestoft-built ship’s boat is launched for Excelsior Excelsior Trust – the Lowestoft based sailing charity – has taken delivery of a traditional ships’ boat, built by Lowestoft’s International Boatbuilding Training College. This boat is an… […]
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A cracking Cowes Classics
Daring Dauntless takes the title at Cowes Classics Week 29 July – 02 August 2019 – by Marina Johnson Cowes, UK. August 2019 – Dauntless, sailed by Richard Acland and his crew, was almost untouchable… […]
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ACR’s new personal locators
Press release: ACR Electronics is launching its ResQLink™ PLB 400 series – the ResQLink 400 and ResQLink View Personal Locator Beacons Safety equipment specialist uses survivor feedback to further enhance the world’s best-selling Personal Locator Beacons… […]
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