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Classic Boat‘When it Comes to Reefing at Sea, Technique Is Everything’ – Tom Cunliffe’s Definitive Guide to Reefing As ever, Tom Cunliffe has bags of advice when it comes to reefing and mastering your technique Knowing when to reef, and how to reef with exactly the right technique, is as much about safety as it is…
Classic BoatFinding the U-Boat That Remained Hidden for Over 80 Years – Divers Discover German U-672 Off Devon Coast Resting 230 feet deep off Salcombe, the wreckage of U-672 was finally confirmed after video footage captured its distinctive snorkel and conning tower intact After being initially found by a Portland…
Classic BoatHow To ‘Embrace Discomfort at Sea’ – Adrian Morgan’s Advice on Small Mercies While Sailing Why you must ‘ choose carefully the level of discomfort, you are… comfortable with’ There are many forms of discomfort at sea, from seasickness to being generally cold and wet.
Classic BoatThe Best UK Harbours You Must Visit at Least Once, According to Tom Cunliffe Looking for a British adventure? Here’s a guide to the best UK harbours from veteran Tom Cunliffe With the beautiful selection of UK harbours, dotted up and down the coastline, we are spoilt for…
Classic Boat‘She Lit the Fuse for the Start of Girl-Power’ – Pioneering Female Powerboat Racers Who Changed the World The lives of Dorothy Levitt, Marion Barbara ‘Joe’ Carstairs, and the women who shaped the world of motorsport, and powerboat racing The pioneering female powerboat racers created an important moment…
Classic BoatLaurent Giles Wanderer Laurent Giles Wanderer design built by the International Boatbuilding Training College, Lowestoft, in 1985.
Classic BoatModern Pressures on Traditional Boatyards – How Yards Are Surviving, Overcoming, and Thriving The lifeblood of the traditional boat world? Inarguably. But how are today’s traditional boatyards fairing under the well-documented pressures of skills shortages, increases in costs, scarcity of…
Classic BoatHow the Charm of Boatyards is Their Slow Pace of Change – The Future of Boatyards VS a Cultural Lag Steffan Meyric Hughes reminds us of the boatyard mindset, and it’s slow pace of change The future of boatyards appears to exist on a separate timezone to the world it lives in.
Classic Boat‘Turns Out We Can Do Tide Calcs Correctly’ – 1911 Zulu Pilot Rely Sails the Kyle Rhea and Reaches Skye The 1911 Zulu Pilot Rely’s circumnavigation continues – we caught up with the crew as they reached Kyle of Lochalsh The 1911 Zulu Pilot Rely , has travelled from Oban to Kyle of Lochalsh via Mallaig…
Classic Boat‘A New Life and a New Custodian Await Enchantress’ – 1889 Edwardian Cruiser Saved by Abbey Boat Builder The 1889 Edwardian cruiser Enchantress has been saved from the banks of the Thames by Abbey Boat Builder, ready to be brought back to life for a new custodian Enchantress was built in 1889 by Kirby…
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