Category: Our Stories
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Use Coastwatch to check your AIS
The Cruising Association (CA) Regulations and Technical Services Group (RATS) has come across the use of National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) stations to check AIS ( Automatic Identification System) transmissions. This seems to us to be… […]
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Family reunites with famous fleet
A West Country family were reunited with some special boats that were designed and built in Teignmouth for the Royal Navy. Three generations of the Morgan Giles family went sailing at Chichester on the boats… […]
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Latest launch brings Sunbeam fleet to 27
The 96-year-old Solent Sunbeam class welcomed a brand new yacht to its fleet last week with the launching of V70 Minty which took place at Itchenor, the base for this historic and much-admired classic keel-boat… […]
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Online forums – their kind of advice…
Thread: Sea Knives Asking an online forum for some simple advice? What’s that like then? Asks Sam Llewellyn 8th January 0855 Seasailor McDodder. Mudd. Original Poster I am off to the Boat Show, and I… […]
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Eight Bells – Luigi Lang
It’s with sadness that we learned the well-known classic yacht judge and yachting author Dr. Luigi Lang died on April 13th. He was born in Milan in 1939 and lived in Chiavari, Liguria. John Lammerts… […]
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New midlayer from Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen’s HP Racing Midlayer Jacket with LIFALOFT™ Delivers Sailors Warmth without the Weight Staying warm and dry during sailing regattas can mean the difference between winning and losing. Clothing that provides comfort and protection… […]
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A great time to charter in the UK
This year, what with Brexit headaches and those workhorses of holiday charter flights, the Boeing 737 jets being grounded until July, it could make sense to seek a sailing holiday that is closer to home.… […]
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Instructors’ Tales: Freckles at Sea
In which Richard Howell discovers that students don’t always understand why you should jettison cargo to leeward… For many years I used to provide an annual weekend corporate sailing event in the Solent for a… […]
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Call to all: Come and try sailing
The RYA’s Push the Boat Out (PTBO) campaign is set to return this May, with more than 350 venues across the UK offering free or low cost, sailing and windsurfing taster sessions. The national participation… […]
