Category: Our Stories
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Down to the Sea in Ships by Horatio Clare
Living between the Deben and Orwell rivers it’s impossible not to be aware of Felixstowe’s container terminal or not to be fascinated by it and the great ships that dock there. Horatio Clare’s book, now… […]
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Cambrian Wall Miner’s Lamp
These miner’s safety lamps have been made in Wales by the famed E Thomas and Williams from heavy, solid brass for 135 years. Each comes with a unique number and certificate of origin. They hold… […]
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Black Waters by Julia Jones
It’s volume 5 of the Strong Winds series, but you get straight into the story even if you have not read the other books. The novel is based around teenage dinghy sailor Xanthe and some… […]
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Foutala towel
We’ve taken a sarong sailing as a towel for years. The main advantage being how compact and light they are. This foutala is just slightly thicker than most sarongs and so it feels more like… […]
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Cowes Dinard aboard Griff Rhys Jones’ yawl Argyll
The Cowes–Dinard race is a 151NM qualifying competition for the Fastnet. Dan Houston joins Griff Rhys Jones aboard the S&S yawl Argyll for an overnight offshore race to remember It’s ten to three in the… […]
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What kind of boat would a classic sailor sail? She’ll be the one he swears by
Welcome to the world of the classic sailor! We are still quite new – and while we are about good seaworthy boats we are also about a traditional approach to sailing generally. That said, what… […]
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Racundra’s First Cruise By Arthur Ransome
Good to see that Fernhurst has reissued its edition of Arthur Ransome’s classic 1923 tale of his first proper yacht, and sailing her in the Baltic. This it the one edited by Brian Hammett… […]
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How Whooper wins the day
From our December 2015 issue: Opening photo shows: Whooper at the RYS Bicentenary regatta. Inside her is Cereste, third yacht is the S&S Clarionet – Photo James Robinson Taylor Solent based Whooper is a winning… […]
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Restoring a Mirror Dinghy
In the January issue of Classic Sailor David Parker continues to restore his Mirror dinghy. Having done the preparation he is now onto retaping seams – putting strength back into the boat and fairing with… […]
