Category: Our Stories
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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. What better way to improve your confidence than to undertake some own boat training. We started with Competent Crew, inviting another couple to experience it with us. The thing… […]
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Antigua Classics the 30th edition
From ACYR: The end of the ACYR is bittersweet. Yachts are casting off for ports near and far. Four Carriacou sloops and the 65’ Windward Island schooner Jambalaya, that took line honours on the Cannon… […]
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Plans for the 2018 Golden Globe Race – to start from Plymouth UK
The 2018 Golden Globe Race will start from Plymouth on Saturday June 30, 2018. The Race marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s victory in the Sunday Times Golden Globe solo non-stop round the… […]
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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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Beale Park’s Richard Howard – 8 Bells
Announcement from Beale Park, which hosts the BOAT & OUTDOOR SHOW over the first weekend in June “With great sadness, we must announce that Richard Percival Howard, Beale Park Chairman of Trustees, passed away peacefully… […]
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Morning Cloud Talks
Ted Heath’s old house in Salisbury is the setting for the fourth Morning Cloud Talks on 13 April with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Mike Golding and Peter Bruce relaying their sailing experiences during what is sure to… […]
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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… […]
