Category: Our Stories
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Off to the races? Here’re 15 tips to make it go better
Racing is a great way to improve your sailing skills Here Brett Bowden goes through 15 TACTICAL TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR RESULTS as part of his Sailing to Win series Key tactical tips on how… […]
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Farewell Mr Puffin A small boat voyage to Iceland – Paul Heiney
8th July will see the launch of Paul Heiney’s new book – a passage north to the Arctic circle. Billed as “An honest portrait of human life on the ocean waves and a colourful, good-humoured… […]
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Simon Lewty & The Nereids
“Simon Lewty & The Nereids” is a collaboration between The Lettering Arts Trust and Art First. The exhibition features major works by Simon Lewty, and is accompanied by individual depictions of the mythical Nereids created… […]
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Chatham’s Hidden Heroines
Hidden Heroines: the untold stories of the women of the Dockyard celebrates extraordinary women in Chatham Dockyard’s history who campaigned for change, fought against the odds and whose impact left a lasting legacy. Featuring stories… […]
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The positive effects of being a sea cadet
SEA CADETS HIGHLIGHT THEIR LEGAsea Naval Charity publishes My LegaSea report – surveying former cadets on the impact of structured youth activity My LegaSea – launching into life is a ground-breaking multi-generational research study commissioned… […]
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Pumping our way across the Atlantic
The boat was a beauty, but she let in a lot of water… Having crewed on a Contessa 32 when she was harmlessly ‘pooped’ many times during the 1979 Fastnet storm, I couldn’t understand why… […]
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Aidan & his Seagull
Aidan and his Heard 28 Isabel’s legendary British Seagull outboard – a hybrid of several models he has used over the years. Aidan’s in depth article on Seagulls can be found: HERE […]
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How to set your sails – the controls and their effects
Excerpts from an interview with highly accomplished Dinghy through to Maxi Yacht sailor and North Sails sailmaker Michael Coxon. Racing tips By Brett Bowden What’s the most important sail control and how does that vary… […]
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Historic colours of the RNLI
Why are lifeboats the colour they are today… and how did they become like that? Cracking footage in this short video explains some of the history [fusion_youtube id=”3UOOmUjYGlE” alignment=”center” width=”960″ height=”540″ autoplay=”false” api_params=”&rel=0″… […]
