Category: Our Stories
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The Splicing Handbook – Third Edition
by Barbara Merry and John Darwin, This is a good book, taking in techniques with modern braided rope, even double braided and parallel core, showing how to eye-splice an eight-plait rope or how to make… […]
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No1 Camper & Nicholson 32
The first in the series of Nardi’s Nods began with the fine lines and legendary seakeeping of the Nicholson 32. The magic of a wooden boat will always stay with us, never to be substituted… […]
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No 2 The Alpa 9.50
Alpa 9.50 “What I like most about the 9.50 is that she is seaworthy and fast and she sails herself which just does not happen with modern boats” Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of… […]
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No3 Bacchant IV
“It was blowing hard… she was elegantly slipping along, with soft lightness through the short Baltic chop” Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of Cantiere Navale Dell Argentario. Translated by James Robinson Taylor Years ago… […]
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No4 The S&S 34
Sea kindliness and the ability to sail close to the wind in a blow are just two great attributes of this large-hearted yacht Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of Cantiere Navale Dell Argentario. Translated… […]
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No5 The Swan 36
“The firstborn of a highly rated family and the perfect boat to use year-round in any weather… a pure pleasure to sail” Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of Cantiere Navale Dell Argentario. Translated by… […]
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Sitka Stew – Alaskans’ way to warm up
One Pot Cooking: When it comes to cooking for the very cold the Alaskans get daily prizes. I was there in the 1990s and had my life saved by this dish on a day when… […]
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Ester – the mini Vasa rescued from the deep to sail again
Take a few minutes to check out a new website just launched last week – featuring Ester, the 1901 champion racing yacht designed by Gunnar Melgren. Ester’s radical lines with her dagger keel gave her… […]
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The ideal present – a half model
Peter Ward Half models are fabulous in detail and design – with true lines taken from his collection of many thousands of plans (or your own) and authentic replication of equipment and colour schemes. The… […]
