Category: Our Stories
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Online archive for the 6-M class
3 October 2019 – London, England. The International Six Metre Class Association (ISMA) is delighted to announce the launch of a ground breaking online class archive at 6metrearchive.org. The Six Metre Class has a long… […]
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Hamble Classics – flying high at the RAF Yacht Club
Report by Jonty Sherwill, Photos by Rick Tomlinson. The fourth Hamble Classics Regatta hosted this year by the Royal Air Force Yacht Club (20-22 September) was another major success with 68 entries across 10 classes and for the… […]
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The building of Ceiba’s stem
Follow the progress of Ceiba‘s Stem as Lynx Guimond, co-Founder & Technical Lead takes you through the steps. Be sure to notice the technical overlay, which highlights the exact piece that Lynx is working on,… […]
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Ceiba’s stem goes up
The stem of Ceiba, the wooden carbon-negative cargo sailing ship being built in Costa Rica was manually hoisted high up into the air and installed recently. [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=””… […]
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60 years since Wharram crossed Atlantic
It’s sixty years since James Wharram and his two German girlfriends crossed the Atlantic Ocean from West to East aboard the 40ft catamaran Rongo. The boat was designed and built in the West Indies after the… […]
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Cornish Maritime History Day 2019
The eighth one-day programme dedicated to the history of maritime Cornwall is being held at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, in Falmouth, on Saturday, 5th October 2019. Researchers, whether in universities or based at home,… […]
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Spirit Yachts using Lignia
At the Southampton Boat Show 2019 we visited the new Spirit CR50 yacht and talked to them about using Lignia on the yacht’s deck. Lignia is the new-ish FSC certified timber product which uses sustainable… […]
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Living in a dinghy
Cruising in a dinghy can get you across seas – and further up creeks than yachts, advises Roger Barnes [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”… […]
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The Snow Goose
1971 Dir Patrick Garland 50 minutes Based on a short story and then the novel by Paul Gallico, in 1941, this classic film is a gentle, if sentimental, love story of a reclusive crippled artist… […]
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