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    TV stars Nick Hancock and Dawn Porter to open Boat Show

    • August 13, 2010

    On the back of three-part All at Sea series

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    Slow down with an empty dumpy bag

    • August 13, 2010

    DIY drogues

    Burnham Harbour, Lake Michigan, near to where man's body was discovered

    Fatal midnight swim as yacht drifts away from crew

    • August 12, 2010

    Two rescued; two drown on Lake Michigan

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    Keep your boat afloat with a bottle of wine

    • August 12, 2010

    Ideas for keeping the ocean out

    George Osborne urges public to suggest spending cuts

    RYA to urge cut in spending on e-Borders

    • August 11, 2010

    Treasury's public forum for spending cuts closes tomorrow

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    Check your mast and rigging from the deck

    • August 11, 2010

    If you're unable to climb up and look here's an idea

    Whale breaches on yacht in South Africa

    Yacht crushed by whale back on the water

    • August 10, 2010

    South african yacht Intrepid's whale damage repaired

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    Why are boats like potatoes?

    • August 10, 2010

    How to spot a bouncy boat

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    Buying a brand new boat?

    • August 9, 2010

    Check new boat bunks from all angles

    Sutton Harbour Classic Boat Rally

    Classic Boats take over Plymouth

    • August 9, 2010

    Sutton Harbour Classic Boat Rally hosts famous vessels

    Tom Cunliffe to speak at Green Blue conference

    Tom Cunliffe to speak at Green Blue conference

    • August 6, 2010

    To be held in Glasgow

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    MOB retrieval: an easy way

    • August 5, 2010

    A large purchase system might be the key

    Swans battle through thick weed on inland waterway

    Weed blights inland sailing centres’ season

    • August 4, 2010

    Watercourses clogged this summer

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    Keep fresh air flowing

    • August 4, 2010

    With a forehatch cover

    Eshton Road Lock, Gargrave, looking west.

    Drought forces Leeds-Liverpool canal closure

    • August 3, 2010

    60-mile stretch closed to save water

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    Building a Cornish Crabber 26

    • August 2, 2010

    Download free multi-part PBO series

    Swale Smack and Barge Match

    38th annual Swale ‘Smack and Barge Match’

    • August 2, 2010

    Saturday 7 August 2010

    Raymarine workers face the sack

    Raymarine workers face the sack

    • August 2, 2010

    as new owners FLIR Systems increases sales

    Fruit in a net

    Keep fruit fresh on board

    • August 2, 2010

    Lots of ventilation is the key

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    Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ August 2010

    • August 1, 2010

    All hobbies have their dangers but nothing comes close to sailing for the sheer variety of ways to scare yourself

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