Category: Our Stories
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The threat of floods have always been there. So how does the sailor prepare?
Noel’s flood is a joke by Geoffrey Chaucer in his Miller’s Tale – part of the Canterbury set. It’s invented by the young wife of an older carpenter, and her would-be lodger lover to persuade… […]
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Arthur Beale’s Clickable Rope Reference Catalogue
London Chandlers Arthur Beale have uploaded all their fantastic ropes and related products on their website, so you can now find all you need online! They’ve linked the pdf of our new Rope Reference Catalogue… […]
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Tally Ho in the 1927 Fastnet
From our story in the current issue of Tally Ho – her log from winning the 1927 Fastnet and details of the beginning of her restoration with Leo Goolden: “Wet manilla halyards and sheets swell… […]
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The Brits at Brest
In the summer of 2016 we packed our things and took the cross channel ferry to attend the massive festival at Brest, where so many classic sailors go for the four-yearly jamboree. With Mike Smylie… […]
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Beluga boot camp
Three captive female beluga whales due to be transferred to the world’s first whale sanctuary are going to have to go to “Beluga Boot Camp” before they are ready, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society… […]
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Phoenix from the Ashes By Justin Ruthven-Tyers
When their house burned down, Justin Ruthven-Tyers turned to his wife and said: “Good would come of this.” Despite being a disaster the incident liberated the couple and turned out to give them increased confidence… […]
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Classic Classes by Vanessa Bird
This is a compilation of the Class Notes section in Classic Boat collated over 12 years and updated for this volume. It covers the design and class histories of 156 different types of sailing craft.… […]
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How a personal locator beacon helped a lone sailor get help
A solo sailor who set off his personal locator beacon (PLB) when he realised that he was becoming ill on board his yacht was located and airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to hospital this afternoon. The… […]
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Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Repair and Improve Your Boat’s Essential Systems – for the novice and experienced boat owner – this book takes you both minor and major repairs of electrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators, pumps, cookers,… […]
