Category: Our Stories
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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.… […]
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NY40 MARILEE: Restoration of a Herreshoff Classic
Interesting and inspirational film from Alison Langley on restoring one of the thoroughbreds of the Herreshoff stable – the 1926 NY40 Marilee [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=””… […]
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Eric Tabarly drowned on his way to the Fife Regatta – in 1998
A wild night and a kicking gaff caused the loss of France’s greatest sailor, on his way to the first Fife Regatta It’s 20 years ago since France’s greatest sailor Eric Tabarly was lost overboard… […]
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The Dove 1974
Great film, if a little blurry for the net, this is the biographic story of Robin Lee Graham who took off from Los Angeles aged 16 in 1965 to sail around the world in a… […]
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Cold water shock – how to survive it
Useful video from the RNLI on the immediate actions to take if you fall in cold water (especially in the seas around Britain) without a lifejacket, by forcing yourself to be calm and to float… […]
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Leading Lights
Navigation Basics Many harbours have entrances which are difficult to find at night and leading lights are used as a way of helping sailors to find a clear channel into port. Leading lights, like their… […]
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Night sailing – a few tips
As the skipper of a boat it’s up to you to decide on safety matters for yourself and your crew. Thus many skippers insist on everyone on deck wearing harnesses, but some eschew them, saying… […]
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Single-Handed Sailing by Frank Mulville
Frank Mulville (1924 – 1997) was a yachtsman of repute for his various books relating family adventures afloat. This is more of a discussion title and, as it was published in 1981 would at first… […]
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Exposed – The dark side of the America’s cup by Alan Sefton and Larry Keating
This book reviews the 166 years history of the America’s Cup to date, wrangling over the years all the way from the early 1870 British challenges by the cantankerous James Ashbury to the recent ostracising… […]
