Category: Our Stories
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Surviving the OSTAR storm
John Clarke, the Principal of Team Sailing, interviews Neil Payter RYA Yachtmaster instructor, following Neil’s completion of the 2017 OSTAR transatlantic race. A video of Neil’s homecoming is below “I feel that the reason… […]
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Cross sections of a wooden boat
A few of the names that describe the parts of a wooden boat, here in cross section. Note the timber is of less thickness than a frame – boats might have timbers between frames –… […]
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Buying a GRP classic: What to look for
By Aidan Tuckett of Brighton Marine Surveys In this article we’re going to cover what you might look for when buying a classic GRP or glassfibre yacht. This is relatively easy territory for surveyors compared… […]
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Surveying a boat yourself – a basic guide
When buying a boat you can do a lot of the ground work yourself. In this article Aidan Tuckett of Brighton Marine Surveys explains how to get the most out of it. In general when… […]
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Ships in ice-free Arctic zones threaten marine mammals
Marine mammals such as beluga, bowhead whales and narwhals will be at risk as shipping increases through their Arctic habitats – made possible by the shrinking sea ice, a new study has found. The study,… […]
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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… […]
