Category: Our Stories
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The Way to Cape Horn by Trevor David Clifton
The simple joys of owning a Twister (or similar well found GRP classic) are conveyed by Trevor Clifton on page 26 of this issue of CS (March 2016 No6), but if you enjoyed his tale… […]
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The Beachman’s Coast; Suffolk by Robert Simper
Page 3 of this informative book contains a list of all other titles by the same author. And there are 39 others (!) dear reader, dating back to 1971. Together they catalogue the disappearance and… […]
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Tenby Luggers – Smylie’s Boats
By Mike Smylie Tucked into a quiet corner of Pembrokeshire, Tenby was once the greatest fishing harbour in Wales and its Welsh name of Dinbych-y-pysgod (little fort of the fishes) gives a clue to the… […]
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Wivenhoe, Essex
Wivenhoe has responded remarkably gracefully to the loss if its shipbuilding industry. The former shipyards along the upstream quay have been replaced by nicely-designed and scaled houses which blend well with the existing terraces of… […]
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Marine Artist Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons understands the sea. Not only is he a keen and lifelong sailor, he’s also a lifeboatman based in Brighton. His work is impressionistic, knowledgeable and extremely competent. His use of colour is vibrant and… […]
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The Christmas List
By Lucy L Ford For Christmas, the skipper gave me a voluminous pair of bright yellow, waterproof dungarees. A perfect match for the bright yellow, ill-fitting wellingtons purchased the year before. Whilst I might admit… […]
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Trawler Lamp
We love the construction and finish on these trawler lamps from Den Haan. They are the aspirational lamps for many wooden boat owners but will grace any long keeler. The burners are larger than most… […]
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Rheinstrom in gunmetal
Who isn’t a fan of the basic mechanical sea toilet? And here we have one from Rheinstrom in Germany which has a ceramic bowl with gunmetal and stainless steel parts which will last years. We… […]
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Black Waters by Julia Jones
It’s volume 5 of the Strong Winds series, but you get straight into the story even if you have not read the other books. The novel is based around teenage dinghy sailor Xanthe and some… […]
