Category: Our Stories
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(In) Competent Crew. How we (hopefully) became more competent – Part Two
It’s now been a couple of weeks since part one of our Competent Crew own boat tuition. Which, consisted of 3 very full days going through the RYA syllabus as well as a great deal… […]
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Bill Tilman books from the Lodestar collection
Lodestar Books and Vertebrate Publishing are proud and delighted to announce their joint publication of a uniform, collected edition of the books of H. W. Tilman—surely Britain’s most accomplished independent explorer by both land and sea. Tilman’s… […]
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(In) Competent Crew. How we (hopefully) became more competent – Part One
Own Boat Training – Starting Somewhere. [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”] What better way to improve… […]
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Sailing with whales
Seeing whales at sea in their natural environment is awesome… and respectful Editorial It was on a crossing of the Bay of Biscay on one of those days where a total lack of wind brings… […]
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Classic Blunder
These initial blog posts are really to play catch up. As we transition from the normal run of the mill lifestyle to one with a lot less stuff and very different modes of transport. Moving… […]
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Helly Hensen’s Ægir Race Jacket wins GOOD DESIGN award
Helly Hansen’s Ægir Race Jacket has won a GOOD DESIGN™ Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture and Urban Study. The 140-year old technical sailing brand’s… […]
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Sailing to Paradise – selling up and choosing the boat
From Van to Vannes….. (and beyond) We’re Al & SJ. Just an everyday UK couple. No different to anyone else. There’s the house. Albeit on a private marina next to a river near Cambridge. Complete… […]
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Amazing Sailing Stories By Dick Durham
With section headings like Survival, Calm, Storm, Human Error, Tragedy and Deliverance this is a book which promises an element of instruction within its overall remit to entertain. And it does not disappoint. From the… […]
