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22 July 2013

The Job Of A Harbourmaster In The UK In most reasonably sized UK ports the Harbourmaster will be a professional mariner, normally holding a ...

16 July 2013

It is hardly surprising that the most feared of the Greek and Norse gods were Zeus and Thor, the gods of thunder and lightning. Certainly thunder...

17 June 2013

We are fortunate in Great Britain to live on an island criss-crossed with a waterways system which, although its purpose and uses have changed th...

07 June 2013

I had no knowledge of this fascinating organisation until my husband circumnavigated the world in the last Global Challenge Round-The-World Yacht...

13 May 2013

I remember my first night watch well, sailing west across Lyme Bay in August. As night fell we became aware of a wonderful meteor shower, lots of...

07 May 2013

In March 1918 the USS Cyclops was lost with its 309 crew and passengers, the largest single loss of life in the history of the US Navy (unrelated...

18 April 2013

A Tragic Accident The tragic accident last month (March 2013), involving the death of a mother and daughter on a boat on Windermere, in the ...

05 April 2013

Fouling – What Is It? Once I naively thought that you bought a boat, put it on the water, made sure the woodwork and rigging were kept...

05 April 2013

In my previous article – "Stowaways – The Marine Creatures Hitching A Lift On Your Boat", I described some of the various i...

22 March 2013

The adjective submarine means "under the sea" while the noun is a shortened form of submarine boat , a vessel capable of independent...

04 March 2013

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship where the accent is on the voyage and the amenities rather than a final destination. Most cru...

25 February 2013

3. The coast of Wales Crossing the mouth of the Bristol Channel into Wales, the obvious destination is Milford Haven but we should not miss ...

18 February 2013

2. Lands End to Lundy In spite of this area being less popular for sailing than the south coast, mainly because of the lack of non-drying ha...

25 January 2013

(Some basic facts about this delicate problem) What are they? MCZs are sea areas where marine life and habitats are protected. Although...

21 January 2013

Vessels appearing in legends and folklore The Caleuche This mythical ghost ship is an important figure in Chilean culture. The tale goe...

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