Category: Our Stories
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The Lleyn Peninsula
As he gazed at a map of Britain the bored schoolboy could imagine a kind of seated, turbanned figure looking west about to draw on a poster – Ireland. We could even see that he… […]
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Adrift is one of the best sailing films ever made
2018, Dir Baltasar Kormakur, Sony Pictures, UK12, DVD, 92 min It is with trepidation that the sailor approaches a sailing film. All too often realisms are compromised for the sake of safety, cost or general… […]
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Suhaili – the yacht that launched so many others
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail… […]
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Ally bronze adjustable spanner
We spotted these aspirational aluminium bronze adjustable spanners at the Beale Park show on the Arthur Beale stand. As Arthur Beale’s Alasdair Flint says: “These open to 24mm, they are non-sparking, won’t affect a compass… […]
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Beer Luggers
By Mike Smylie I met a person once who really did think Beer Luggers were able-bodied men who raced around with barrels of ale across their shoulders. Seemingly they’d watched too many worldly TV programmes… […]
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The Greek Trireme Olympias – Living History
With no wrecks found some debated whether the trireme of ancient Greece was more marine myth than fact, but in 1987 one was built using plans developed by the retired Chief Naval Architect of the… […]
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Seeing the underwater world easily
This new style of snorkelling mask allows you to breathe through your nose or mouth and actually remains higher out of the water than normal snorkels. A float in the top of the snorkel rises… […]
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Standard Horizon’s pack of cards-size hand held VHF
The new Ultra-Compact Standard Horizon marine VHFX40E with built in FM radio Measuring little more than the size of a pack of playing cards, the new waterproof HX40E VHF transceiver from Standard Horizon offers… […]
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Knox-Johnston on Seamanship & Seafaring by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Hints, tips, advice and yarns from Britain’s most famous sailor; this is a great book to dip into when you’ve just come off watch or are waiting for someone to get back from the showers.… […]
