Navigation, boat-handling, practical sailing skills

Don Street Remembered

2025-02-15T11:44:29+00:00November 20th, 2024|Features, Life Afloat, Seamanship|

The American sailing author, pilot of the Caribbean Don Street died aged 93 in May 2024 at his home in Glandore, Ireland. Dan Houston looks back on his life and describes how it was sailing with him aboard his engineless boats Don Street 26th July 1930 – 1st May 2024  –  By Dan Houston   [...]

Off to the races? Here’re 15 tips to make it go better

2021-10-08T14:38:18+01:00June 18th, 2021|Seamanship|

Racing is a great way to improve your sailing skills Here Brett Bowden goes through 15 TACTICAL TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR RESULTS as part of his Sailing to Win series  Key tactical tips on how to improve your sailing both upwind, downwind, and around the course. When sailing downwind, use your masthead wind indicator to [...]

A good start without instruments

2021-05-17T22:04:05+01:00April 13th, 2021|Life Afloat, Seamanship|

By Brett Bowden from Sailing to Win HOW TO WORK OUT THE FAVOURED END WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Getting a great start in clear air can be the most important part of your race and knowing the favoured end and determining how much it is favoured will help you settle on your starting strategy. Some of the [...]

‘How to’ safety videos

2021-01-29T19:16:40+00:00September 28th, 2020|News, Seamanship|

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have joined forces to produce a new series of ‘How to’ videos with advice and tips on how to safely enjoy being on the water. The RNLI were called out more than 13,000 times to boaters between 2017 and 2019. The first video, released [...]

Dinghy Cruising on the Bristol Channel

2020-11-06T11:20:41+00:00September 18th, 2020|Features, Life Afloat, Seamanship|

A TRIP TO BRISTOL WITH MY DAUGHTER. Reproduced with permission from Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. by Annabel Bowker-Dance Lydney Yacht Club, based in the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire, run a 9-day Summer Cruise around the Bristol Channel.  For many years there have been a number of wayfarers in the fleet, and [...]

Sailing aboard Mariquita

2020-11-06T11:21:10+00:00January 31st, 2020|Life Afloat, Seamanship|

The story of sailing aboard Mariquita - a big class yacht built in 1911 to the 19-M rule     [/fusion_youtube]   Update: Mariquita was sold in February 2020 at auction. See report: HERE Transcript Take a look at this boat… she’s one of the most beautiful boats ever built… She’s Mariquita launched in 1911 [...]

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