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29 March 2016

Places to avoid if you like safe sailing Bay of Biscay This gulf, tucked in between the French and Spanish borders is home to the Atlan...

29 March 2016

Nine times rescued yachtsmen land up in Cornwall In July 2015 two American yachtsmen, Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both 71, left Norway to s...

17 March 2016

Desiring to secure her later years financially, and avoid the poorhouse, she decided she would be the first person to ride over Niagara Falls in a bar...

24 February 2016

Italian police said on Monday they had seized a yacht that once belonged to Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini from a businessman possibly linked ...

23 February 2016

The Mariana Trench, (the deepest part of the world’s oceans), is seven miles below the surface. Seven miles is a long way down…more ...

11 February 2016

Crystal Cruises plans to refurbish the ship so it can accommodate 800 guests, featuring 400 luxury suites that measure about 350 square feet. Some fea...

27 January 2016

Boat owners need to be aware of the damage that automotive cleaning products can cause to their boats. For example, we cannot emphasise enough ...

25 January 2016

Do You Know Your Baggywrinkles From Your Gollywobblers? How many of these do you know? – answers at the end. What would you d...

25 January 2016

1 Eos – 305 feet (including bowsprit) – launched 2006 Built by Lussen in Germany and designed by Bill Langan. Constructed of a...

23 November 2015

Launched at the end of the fifties Turbocraft (buehler-turbocraft.com) is an historical brand, the first ever to successfully introduce the unique cha...

18 November 2015

Whether you are a hardened sailor planning to buy your next yacht for an ocean voyage, or are just looking for your first small boat to potter about o...

11 November 2015

To celebrate the release of Spectre this week, the world’s premier yacht charter company has revealed the top eight boats from the James B...

09 November 2015

A Sail To Southern Ireland For years I have dreamt of crossing the Celtic Sea to Southern Ireland in the Oyster 42 owned and skippered by a frie...

28 October 2015

Photo: Florida Fiash and Wildlife You've just got your dream boat. A marine surveyor checked it over, you got it taxed and there's...

28 October 2015

Despite valiant fundraising efforts and an imaginative public outreach, the caretakers of what has been called “America’s flag ship”...

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