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    Torpedo found close to Channel shipping lane

    • February 9, 2011

    20ft barnacle-encrusted projectile found near Eastbourne by fisherman

    Tip of the Day

    Small outboard not running well?

    • February 8, 2011

    Strip down the carburettor!

    Coastguard rescue

    Government halts SAR helicopter privatisation

    • February 8, 2011

    Preferred consortium had access to sensitive information

    Tip of the Day

    How to break out a stuck anchor

    • February 7, 2011

    One way to break out an anchor in waves

    Yacht wrecked in Portugal

    British sailors missing after yacht wrecked

    • February 5, 2011

    Yacht Waterwaves washed ashore on Portuguese coast

    Chandlery boss breaks his back

    Chandlery boss breaks his back

    • February 4, 2011

    Stewart Graham recovering well in hospital in Penang

    Tip of the Day

    How to keep your boat safe this weekend

    • February 4, 2011

    Strong winds forecast for much of the UK

    Boats smashed by Queensland cyclone

    Cyclone Yasi – no deaths, much destruction

    • February 3, 2011

    Coastal areas hit the worst

    French storms

    Make sure your boat is safe in this weekend’s strong winds

    • February 3, 2011

    Gusts approaching 80kts forecast for some areas of the country this weekend

    B2B photo comp

    Win a camera in the Top Shots photo competition

    • February 3, 2011

    New boating social network's exclusive competition

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    How to contain the mess when you’re scraping antifouling

    • February 2, 2011

    Get fleeced!

    Cyclone Yasi

    Major cyclone imminent in Queensland

    • February 2, 2011

    Australia braces for Category 5 storm

    An tiki raft

    Pipework raft sets off across Atlantic

    • February 1, 2011

    An-Tiki and 'mature' crew aims to raise awareness of lack of clean water

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    How to keep a straight course in fog

    • February 1, 2011

    Without getting disorientated

    Liverpool Boat Show - artist's impression

    Liverpool Boat Show tickets on sale

    • January 31, 2011

    North-west's new show

    RNLI mascot Stormy Stan helps rattle the buckets for SOS day in Poole

    RNLI SOS day underway

    • January 28, 2011

    PBO takes in charity fundraising extravaganza

    Tip of the Day

    Don’t like swinging? Use a chum!

    • January 28, 2011

    Tips for crowded anchorages

    Tip of the Day

    A pressure shower on a small boat?

    • January 26, 2011

    Yep, it is possible

    Round the Island Race

    Entries for the 80th Round the Island race open

    • January 24, 2011

    Early start this year at 0600 on 25th June

    Tip of the Day

    How not to cause a scene when anchoring

    • January 24, 2011

    Avoid a blazing row with hand signals

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