Category: Our Stories
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Bill Rowntree is back in Falmouth with Sir RKJ
Legendary Sunday Mirror photographer Bill Rowntree poses by his famous photo of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston taken on Suhaili’s return to Falmouth in 1969. Bill is onboard the Wm Atkins ketch as part of Sir Robin’s… […]
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Eating seaweed… we’re serious
Food and Foraging by Guy Venables After spending 40 years of my life surfing I’ve discovered, through necessity, many ways to forage at the seashore. We were always broke but never hungry. The most abundant… […]
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Life Afloat: A History of the Floating Villages on London’s Tidal Thames
The romantic, fascinating, gypsy-afloat-life story of houseboat living is largely unknown and one with no detailed written account. Based on photography, archive research and oral history interviews Life Afloat draws together the past and the… […]
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Shooting a bridge – Boating Skills
[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=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Shooting – dropping the mast without stopping – is the smart… […]
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Sunbeams celebrate 95 years of racing
Over the bank holiday weekend, 19 Sunbeams enjoyed excellent sailing conditions in Chichester Harbour at a special 95th anniversary regatta. Originally designed by Alfred Westmacott in 1922, the Sunbeam class has enjoyed such longevity that… […]
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A History of Sailing in 100 Objects by Barry Pickthall
Want a coffee table book that also fits into the bookshelf aboard between the pilot guide and Reeds almanac? Step forward this enticing volume with its curiosity shop approach that dominates 225 pages of stories… […]
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Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions
Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Clyde Cruising Club Sailing Directions and Anchorages – Incorporating the Yachtsman’s Pilots by Martin Lawrence Pub Imray – Second Edition “A relentless recital of potential hazards can create an air of impending… […]
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Hamburg Skipper wool cap
The Hamburg Skipper is a traditional woollen skipper’s cap made from natural materials by specialist Sterkowski. We’ve used one of these for more than ten years and it’s worn well. The roan leather head band is… […]
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Torqeedo Travel 1003 – review
By Guy Venables It is particularly satisfying to test a product which solves previous problems. The Torqeedo Travel 1003 is an electric outboard that doesn’t rely on a heavy acidic car battery.… […]
