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    Downwind in a blow? It’s probably windier than you think

    • January 22, 2010

    Don't get lulled into a false sense of security

    Bembridge Harbour Trust plans to bid for harbour

    Bembridge Harbour Trust plans to bid for harbour

    • January 21, 2010

    Charity prepares bid

    Felucca

    Man dies in capsize after saving wife’s life

    • January 21, 2010

    Felucca capsized during Nile cruise

    flower boat

    Construction firm seeks boat hulls for charity nautical garden

    • January 21, 2010

    Don't abandon ship!

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    Check under the genoa

    • January 21, 2010

    there's a big blind spot!

    RYA spring muster 2010

    Booking opens for RYA Spring power and sail muster 2010

    • January 20, 2010

    Weekend event at Cowes Yacht Haven

    adrift...

    Lower the ladder before you dive in…

    • January 20, 2010

    or end up like those actors in that film...

    Calshot tower

    New Coastwatch station to open at Calshot

    • January 19, 2010

    NCI seeks volunteers to man Calshot Tower

    Hilary Lister to race Fastnet 2011

    Hilary Lister to race in Fastnet 2011

    • January 19, 2010

    Class 40 boat to be modified

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    Save on scrubbing

    • January 19, 2010

    ...with a freshwater approach

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    Carry a mask on board

    • January 18, 2010

    ...it could save the day!

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    Log your engine hours

    • January 17, 2010

    ...gauges are not always accurate

    Cork Clipper goes aground of Indonesia

    Clipper to be left to her fate

    • January 16, 2010

    Cork's fate decided by Clipper Race management

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    Adjust your lines throughout the winter

    • January 15, 2010

    to avoid chafe

    Bloodhound racing in 1964 with Prince Phillip at helm

    Former Royal Yacht Bloodhound Saved for the Nation

    • January 15, 2010

    Restored and moved to Edinburgh

    Beachy Head lighthouse, image Teddy Sipaseuth

    Beachy head lighthouse faces switch-off

    • January 14, 2010

    Trinity House mulls closure of six lighthouses around UK

    Cork Clipper goes aground of Indonesia

    Clipper race yacht grounds – all 16 crew rescued

    • January 14, 2010

    International rescue

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    Lifejackets – do you wear yours?

    • January 14, 2010

    New study shows people 'underestimate' the risks

    YMOTY

    RYA announces Yachtmaster of the Year

    • January 13, 2010

    Alex Tilleray takes home gong from London Boat Show

    Jessica Watson three weeks in

    Jessica Watson nears Cape Horn

    • January 13, 2010

    Australian teenager to round the cape today

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