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    ‘Lives at risk’ after rescue boat vandalising

    • November 9, 2011

    Police seek witness for Loch Lomond RIB damage

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    Dave Selby podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’

    • November 9, 2011

    December 2011: A gentlemen's excuse

    alba explorer ocean youth trust

    People wanted to cross Biscay

    • November 8, 2011

    Charity needs 12 participants

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    Harbours on film – December 2011

    • November 8, 2011

    Guides to UK harbours

    east siberian sea jeffrey allison

    Pensioner is first Brit to sail around Arctic Circle

    • November 7, 2011

    Grandfather returns home after epic voyage

    Graham Axford on BBC Panorama 3Nov2011

    Boat owner on benefits

    • November 4, 2011

    42ft yacht and a council flat

    hurley 22

    Mystery of sunken yacht

    • November 2, 2011

    Missing Hurley 22 caught in fishing nets

    Florence Arthaud

    Yachtswoman falls overboard during toilet break

    • October 31, 2011

    French solo sailor saved by mobile phone

    olly fox anthony nolan

    Cancer survivor to complete round-Britain sail tomorrow

    • October 27, 2011

    Watch Jolly Olly finish his voyage in London

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    Deep ding in your gelcoat?

    • October 26, 2011

    Fill it before you use gelcoat filler

    Hurricane Rina NOAA-GOES

    Hurricane threatens Yucatan

    • October 26, 2011

    Rina at category 2 and growing

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    Uses for old CDs and DVDs

    • October 25, 2011

    Epoxy palette, and more

    Exmouth seafront just before heavy rain

    Heavy rain causes chaos across British Isles

    • October 25, 2011

    Boats battered, homes evacuated, and Garda feared dead in floods

    sold board

    Last used boat shows of the season

    • October 21, 2011

    Autumn sun for sailboat shopping?

    Discovery 55

    Discovery Yachts scales back after bumper summer

    • October 21, 2011

    Workforce slimmed down as boatbuilder invests in technology

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    Leaving your boat in storms

    • October 21, 2011

    Windy weekend - leave her safe and secure

    Construction of offshore wind farm at Gunfleet Sands

    Offshore wind farms given government boost

    • October 20, 2011

    More state subsidies than previously planned

    Condor Vitesse

    Condor collision: report faults ferry and fog

    • October 19, 2011

    French investigation reveals inattention

    SV Matthew of Bristol

    Thames Diamond Jubilee – last chance to register

    • October 18, 2011

    Applications close 31 October

    yacht drug cannabis smuggling

    Gang jailed over yacht drug smuggle

    • October 18, 2011

    Caught bringing £12m-worth of cannabis into UK

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