One of the problems of being a busy GP living three hours away from our boat is that we have to schedule our diaries a long way ahead. Our planned…
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Round the Island Race open to first-time racers
Round the Island Race offers opportunities to get involved with crewing website and open door policy
Port Solent New and Used Boat Show
Port Solent New and Used Boat Show to be resurrected in July after long absence
Should I repaint my boat this summer?
Like putting a reef in the main, the time to repaint your boat is the first time you think about doing it. A topsides repaint can be completed within two…
Portsmouth Harbour Multihull Show scheduled for June
The Portsmouth Harbour Multihull Show will be held at Haslar Marina in Gosport from 5-7 June 2015
Official report on Suffolk yacht ‘Orca’ fatal accident
Following the fatal accident, the MAIB concluded that neither the dredger nor the yacht were keeping a proper lookout
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 2
The RYA Yachtmaster is a good test of advanced seamanship, but the best sailors know that there will always be lessons to be learned from experience
Jonty Pearce: Large man in a small hole
Six years of regular use had taken its toll on our toilet, which now leaked. Not only did this give us unpleasantly wet toes, but it meant that the siphon…
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 1
The RYA Yachtmaster is a good test of advanced seamanship, but the best sailors know that there will always be lessons to be learned from experience
What is the strongest sailing knot?
It would be nice to know you’re using the strongest sailing knot possible. Chris Beeson visits Marlow Ropes to take the strain