Category: Our Stories
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A few good books
Knot Craft and Rope Mats By Des Pawson If you bought Des Pawson’s Complete Book of Knots (above) a few years back you could find yourself surprised to discover that in fact there are more,… […]
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Reeds Cooking at Sea Handbook
By Sonja Brodie This is an absolute must for anyone new (or old!) to cruising! It talks through safety and equipment in the galley in a logical way, giving you an understanding so you are… […]
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Salcombe Gin
Over the Yardarm with Guy Venables where Guy visits the Salcombe Distilling Company’s Gin School to learn how to make gin, properly, with a copper still, and botanicals… or you can just buy their own… […]
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The Racing Rules of Sailing
By Paul Elvstrom 2017-2020 Paul Elvstrom’s recent (14th) edition of the racing rules of sailing clearly explains the latest rules and how to interpret the most difficult of situations on the race course. When does… […]
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Britain’s oldest working fisherman
Bill Hocking At 87, Bill is Britain’s oldest working fisherman, still laying lobster pots with his 15ft boat off the Cornish coast. He talked to Phil Russell about the ‘Great Mackerel Klondyke’, the sinking of… […]
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Why I am never retiring!
In which Lucy L Ford attends a sea survival course – a birthday present from The Skipper ‘You have be able to jump into the sea when the time comes’… I can’t wait Apparently when… […]
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Morgan Freeman and sailing
A once in a lifetime opportunity is now available for one, well-off fan of Morgan Freeman to purchase the ultimate film star memorabilia. Freeman’s yacht, Afrodesia, is up for sale for just under $300,000 with all the net… […]
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Respect for the well found seaboat
Sailing a Rival 34 for our eighth issue made me very tempted to harness the wind and just get on over the horizon writes Dan Houston. I was instantly attracted to the easy movement and… […]
