Colne Smack & Barge Race 2018
15 September 2018: by William Loram. CK46 Gracie, built in 1890 chases the Charlotte Ellen, CK258 of 1906 Blessed by weather more appropriate to the Mediterranean than the muddy shores of Essex, the [...]
Boat insurer backs RNLI’s lifejacket clinics
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and boat insurance specialist GJW Direct have announced a new association, which will see GJW Direct become an official supporter of the RNLI’s Lifejacket Clinics. The RNLI has [...]
50 years at Southampton
Ladies day, Southampton 1969 (© Boat Show) With the cancellation of the London Boat Show Southampton has become the major UK boat show and this September celebrates its 50th anniversary. Back in 1969 there [...]
Dhow made of recycled plastic
A Kenyan dhow made entirely of recycled plastic is due to be launched on Saturday September 15 Environmentalist and master dhow builder Captain Ali Skanda has completed the dhow made entirely from plastic waste [...]
First of 60 Ocean Cleanup vessels leaves San Francisco
The first Ocean Cleanup vessel passed under San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge on Saturday afternoon on its way to begin cleaning up the vast Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch of floating plastic. The idea first mooted [...]
Historic Smack Charter A Tonic For 92-Year-Old Roy
Historic Priscilla Charter A Tonic For 92-Year-Old Roy A favourable window in the weather saw 92-year-old Roy Loram of Sydney Street, Brightlingsea, proudly become the first person to charter the recently restored Colne fishing smack [...]
Sailing charity to host fourth gala dinner
Wanna get togged up and raise some money to help injured Forces veterans through a sailing charity? ' Course you do! Turn to Starboard is inviting friends, supporters and well-wishers to join them for its fourth [...]
Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet
This year’s Rolex Fastnet race held several surprises, not least how Poole-based round-the-world sailor Pip Hare pulled ahead of the rest of the IMOCA 60 fleet in the early stages of the race. On paper, [...]
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£30,000 for Trinity House Yachtmaster Scholarships
• Scholarship fund already having an impact. In August 2018 Trinity House and the RYA teamed up to launch the Trinity House RYA Yachtmaster Scholarship, an exciting new initiative for those working, or aspiring to [...]
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 [...]
Greta Thunberg sets sail from Plymouth
Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old Swedish climate protection activist, set sail from Plymouth this afternoon bound for the New York United Nations Climate Change conference aboard the 60ft (18.28m) foiling high-tech racing yacht Malizia [...]