Category: Our Stories
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Andrew Bray: Running aground
I’m a bit stuck right now. Running aground comes to us all at some time. It’s how we get off that makes the difference It’s a rite of passage. Anyone who sails, whether cruising… […]
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Why buy a boat when you can just borrow one?
There’s a cultural move towards sharing that is just beginning to take hold. The idea is that from quite soon, a decade some say, we won’t own a car, but like bike racks in municipal… […]
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Using parallel rules
Chartwork Refresher Parallel rulers were first developed in the 16th century but not adopted by navigators much before the 1700s. They work with the compass rose on the chart to transfer any angle –… […]
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Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Clubhouse for sale
With stunning views over Plymouth Sound the Royal Plymouth Corinthian YC’s clubhouse has to be one of the most distinct addresses in the city. The building dates back to 1688, a hundred years after the… […]
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Lord Jim’s real life hero
A visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London is always a treat and yesterday, in Rm 23, we found this arresting painting, of Sir James Brooke, The (1st) Rajah of Sarawak, 1804-1868 The painting… […]
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WHAT’S A RINGTAIL?
Setting extra Sails – Ozzie style By Ian Smith If you’re out on Sydney Harbour on any Summer Saturday you’ll see an odd fleet of gaff-rigged, varnished wooden boats racing, and if they’re… […]
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Wayward gets her name back
Restoration of the 1898 Summers & Payne yawl Wayward – also known as Samphire […]
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Lanzarote to St Kitts – race for Classic Sailors
Montage of photos and video taken in Lanzarote prior to the start of the 2019 Panerai Transat Classique, which started from off the marina at Arrecife on Janaury 8th and finishes in St Kitts. And… […]
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Andrew Bray: Where the closest contact is above in space
Can you hear me, over? Sometimes it’s easier for a mariner to call up the International Space Station than his wife at home In February 2005 Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier were half way… […]
