A canoeist in trouble off the Needles without a marine VHF used his mobile to call, among others, his father in Dubai for assistance
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Water carnival adds fizz to fireworks
Bursledon Regatta firework display set for September 8
Fourth Marine Trade Show this autumn
More than 200 exhibitors at the Marine Trade Show
Battling the breezes at Burnham
Burnham Week, the East Coast regatta based in the sleepy town on the edge of Essex that rounds off the end of the sailing season is once again underway.
Contents: September 2001
Features Biscay or bust! 100 sailors plus crossed the ‘gulf of gales’ as part of YM’s Rally Portugal. Dick Durham met them Travels with Temptress Mark Fishwick sets off in…
Preview: October 2001
On flotilla in the Virgins...
Captain Calamity rescued
Stuart Hill, better known as Captain Calamity for his frequent meetings with the Coastguard, has been plucked from the upturned hull of his boat
Blackthorn Falmouth Week 2001
Falmouth Week, a festival of sail, celebrates sailing in all of its forms... Shrimpers and traditional Westcountry work boats mix it with J24s, Sigmas and Flying Fifteens in a case…
Cowes keeps Coastguard on the case
The record entry list for Skandia Life Cowes Week and the mischievous weather that flattened much of it have combined to keep the Coastguard very busy
Yachtsmen set to visit second hand boat mart
Used boat sale fixed for East Coast