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Some news in brief
• UK America’s Cup challenge Britannia launches • British Olympic sailing team for Tokyo 2020 announced • More wind farms • Moving a 1700s house… by barge October 4, Portsmouth UK: Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS TEAM UK have named their first AC75 boat Britannia (above) for the 36th America’s Cup. She was named by Julia […]
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Foundation celebrates 20 Years and £51m of grants
Peter Harrison Foundation aids 20 Sailing Charities and Projects. The Peter Harrison Foundation will celebrate 20 years of helping sailing charities with grants of money in November 2019. Founded by successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, Peter Harrison KGCN CBE, the Peter Harrison Foundation and the Peter Harrison Heritage Foundation – a second grant giving charity set […]
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Small ships race despite light winds
By Max Mudie for ASTO. Given that the remains of Storm Lorenzo were evident both before and after this race, it was always going to be a choice of too much wind or none at all: so the ASTO race committee, mindful of the young sailors in the fleet, let the tide do the work […]
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International Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta
Sanremo, Italy, October 2019 – 162 Dragon boats have gathered for the 90th anniversary of the class. Full results can be found at www.dragon90.com and you can follow the regatta on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and at www.dragon90.com Denmark’s Jens Christensen Declared Champion at Dragon 90thAnniversary Regatta powered by Paul & Shark L-R Jens Christensen, […]
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Renewable energy boat in London
Energy Observer, the first hydrogen boat to go around the world is in London London, the iconic 47th stop Boat is moored from the 5th to 13th October 2019 at St. Katherine Docks An exhibition is set up and accessible to all to discover the boat and its Odyssey for the future Having sailed 18,000 nautical […]
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36 activists sailing to Chile Climate Conference
[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”] Greta Thunberg is not the only queen of the seas – when it comes to saving the planet by avoiding aeroplane flights. A group of 36 young climate change activists set […]
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The 2020 English Raid
Monday 17 – Saturday 22 August 2020 The tenth English raid, for small boats using sail and oar, will be on and around the Blackwater from Monday August 17 to Saturday August 22, 2020. Organised by Moray MacPhail , the Raid will be based at the Essex Outdoors Bradwell Centre, Waterside Road, Bradwell Waterside, Southminster […]
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Topsail Schooner in Small Ships Race
By Max Mudie for ASTO Saturday 5th October 2019 sees the annual Small Ships race return to Cowes: this end-of-season event sees many of the UK’s smaller Sail Training vessels race around the Solent after a start off the Royal Yacht Squadron. [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” […]
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Trinity Sailing forced to sell boats
Part of Brixham’s heritage fleet is to be sold after The Trinity Sailing Foundation, a charity which has taken thousands of disadvantaged people to sea for 20 years, announced it has to cease current operations and redefine its mission. The Brixham-based charity’s three historic vessels — Leader (1892), Provident (1924) above, and Golden Vanity (1908) […]
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Libby Purves to give memorial talk
By Peter Willis. Brian Hammett, who died on 20 September 2018, was a consummate sailor and a leading member of many yachting organisations, as well as a published Arthur Ransome authority. His memory is to be honoured by the first of what The Nancy Blackett Trust hopes will become an annual series of Memorial Talks. […]
