Category: Our Stories
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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… […]
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The Age of Sail
This is a fabulous short animated film with Ian McShane playing an old Bristol Channel Pilot skipper (and Pilot) Wm Avery who feels washed up and unwanted in the age of steam. He’s on a… […]
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The Sea Takes No Prisoners by Peter Clutterbuck
It’s often the sailing of our youth that seems later to be the most vital and exciting. We look back at the times of danger and treat them like trophy sails, safe now in the… […]
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The Magnificent Sixes by Tim Street
A Century of Six Metres Since 1907 the Metre Boats have both fascinated and challenged the very best designers of each age to produce boats for the very best helmsmen and crews to compete… […]
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Mimi Jane’s new windlass
British engineering for a Canadian cutter Mark and Murielle Ovenden are building a steel cutter of their own design in Ottawa, Canada. The 51ft 28 ton Mimi Jane is inspired by the sailing work boats of… […]
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Job offers for students at Industry Day
58 Industry professionals from local, national and international businesses attend Falmouth Marine School open day […]
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20 litre backpack and dry bag
Overboard’s 20 litre backpack is waterproof and large enough for those bits of gear and clothing you need to keep dry if you are sailing, especially if you are in an open boat. We used… […]
