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£46K raised for Caribbean Hurricane fund
From Peta Stuart-Hunt – Sail Aid UK: The Trustees of Sail Aid UK, the organisation that is uniting the UK sailing community in a long-term fundraising drive to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands most severely impacted by the September hurricanes, are overjoyed with the results of their first big fundraising event, the Black […]
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New Stargazing sites at Chichester
Three new Dark Sky Discovery Sites have been designated in Chichester Harbour. The sites were all identified as excellent places for stargazing due to their impressive levels of darkness, excellent lines of sight and good accessibility year round. The locations of the sites are north of the Lt. Col. John Q Davis foothpath in West […]
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Film to raise money for Maid of the Loch
TV and film star Bill Paterson has joined forces with Celtic Music legends Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain in a new short film about the UK’s last paddle Steamship – Maid of the Loch – offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the ship and see her sail again on the Bonnie Banks of […]
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Rare Astrolabe find from Vasco da Gama’s 1502 voyage to India
A rare bronze astrolabe navigational instrument belonging to a shipreck from Vasco da Gama’s 1502-1503 voyage of exploration to India has been identified by scientists from the University of Warwick. Astrolabes, the bronze graded discs used by renaissance mariners to determine their latitude, are extremely rare… until recently only 107 had been found in the […]
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Griff Rhys Jones and others in marathon reading of We Didn’t Mean To Go To Sea
Griff Rhys Jones joins other celebrities and fans in a Marathon reading of We Didn’t Mean To Go To Sea, tomorrow, Saturday October 21 at the Pin Mill Sailing Club. The reading, which starts at 9.00am and will take an estimated eight hours, is a free, open-to-the-public-event which features some famous readers. Joining Griff are […]
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Rosslare lifeboat rescues 3 yachtsmen during Storm Ophelia after Mayday
FROM RNLI: Volunteer crew with Rosslare RNLI launched yesterday (Monday 16 October) responding to a Mayday request during Storm Ophelia to rescue three men onboard a 10m yacht. Link to video: HERE The yacht crew had been trying to get to safety since the early hours and had attempted to gain entry to a […]
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Ophelia – hurricane force gusts
It could be time to check the mooring lines today if you haven’t already as hurricane Ophelia hits the southern Irish coast with gusts of 81mph – well into hurricane force in the Beaufort scale. The violent storm is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain which are due to hit southern and central […]
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Cambria’s future
Can you run a charter barge without an engine? In his comprehensive feature on the restored historic barge Cambria in the current issue, Robert Simper, poses the question as to whether it is practical to run such a vessel under sail alone. With quite a lot of interest, but not much help or ongoing funding […]
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Latest issue of Classic Sailor is out
Our new issue is out, with all the latest from the sailing world and a slightly crazy story of young lovers who decided to sail across the North Atlantic to see if they would be compatible in marriage… Then there’s a Drascombe sailor who, being descended from Vikings, took himself across the North Sea to […]
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Don’t forget Britain Afloat tonight
From BBC: Britain Afloat – A history of the British people told through six of its best loved boats A six-part documentary series for BBC Two – Saturday 30 September BBC2 [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” […]
