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The Scaramouche Sailing Trust needs to raise £45,000 to keep their sailing programme running next year  The Scaramouche Sailing Trust is the official charity of Cowes Week 2021. Credit: PKC MediaThe Scaramouche Sailing Trust has launched a £45,000 fundraising campaign to fund the Grieg City Academy (GCA) sailing programme in 2022. This year, the…
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Paul Dale has a harrowing near-miss with an unlit freighter at night while on a 110-mile voyage from Trinidad to the Grenadines  Paul Dale's 41ft Dufour sloop Alexa sailing hard on the wind. Credit: Paul Dale‘Dead ahead were the bows of an unlit freighter’. Paul Dales shares the lessons he learned after a near-miss with an unlit…
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Martin Fuller lightens his wallet before discovering the solutions to an avoidable problem that had been building for years — shredded water impeller bits  The offending bits of shredded water impeller recovered from the cooling system. Credit: Martin Fuller‘Years of shredded water impeller bits had clogged the pipe’ – a learning…
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How useful is a pilotage drone to the average sailor? Ali Wood tests the Raymarine Axiom UAV app and Clear Cruise Augmented Reality to find out  You can only just make out the outline of Red Osprey. Touch the AIS target (right_ and a drop-down box reveals its speed and coursePilotage drone tested: Raymarine UAV A thick fog hangs over the Solent,…
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Some types of corrosion are easy to spot, but stress corrosion cracking has the potential to weaken your rig with very little warning, says Vyv Cox  All metal fittings particularly used or manufactured under load, can be susceptible to stress corrosion crackingStress corrosion cracking that could cost you your rig Some of the more common failure…
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 Round the Island Race competitors rounding The Needles Lighthouse, Isle of Wight. Credit: RTI/Paul WyethWhether you’re a racer or not – I dabble in the Thursday night club racing on a friend’s boat, but my heart, and boat, are firmly for cruising – Round the Island Race is quite a spectacle to be part of. I’ve just come back from taking part, and w…
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From sail plans to nav software, rig failure and SSB, there's plenty you can learn from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, as Ali Wood discovers  The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers sees sailors cross the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to St Lucia. Credit: WCC/James MitchellAtlantic Rally for Cruisers: lessons from an ocean crossing A huge cheer breaks out…
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A spike in boat sales due to COVID-19 restrictions on foreign travel has resulted in many brokers in the UK struggling to find stock  New and used boat sales grew by 9% in the UK in 2020. Credit: Theo StockerCOVID-19 restrictions on foreign travel have led to a marked increase in second-hand and new boat sales in the UK, with many brokers struggling…
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Beer in South Devon on the county's Jurassic coast is the ideal place to experience the Great British Seaside, as Dag Pike discovers  Remember to anchor well clear of the working boats, especially in the summer. Credit: Alamy Stock PhotoBeer, South Devon: the Great British seaside How can you resist anchoring for the night in a place called Beer? Not…
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