Griff Rhys Jones and friends have chartered The Truant, the Wm Fife III 8-Metre yacht shortlisted for CB’s 2007 Restoration of the Year Award, for filming the latest episode in their ‘Three Men in a Boat’ BBC TV specials. Griff, Dara O Briain and Rory McGrath raced the 1912 yacht, owned by Ross Ryan, organiser…
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Enterprise Dinghy racing at Southport in gale
Enterprise dinghy racing on the Marine lake in Southport. Wind blowing at about 30-40mph. Increased later to 66mph (force 11)! Related articles by Zemanta Saiboat Dinghy Racing Capsize — Surviving Total Inversion (boatsafetymaintenance.suite101.com)
Results – Best Sailors’ Bar
WIGHT VODKA – BEST SAILOR’S BAR CONTEST In the spirit of Wight Vodka’s ethos, we should all ‘Celebrate our Wins’ as we head into the holidays and New Year. With this as the main theme for the inaugural Best Sailor’s Bar contest, we must first start by congratulating all of the establishments that made the…
Yachting & Boating Magazines for Christmas
There’s just one week left until Christmas so now is the time to get those last minute gifts. With no last delivery date, a magazine subscription is the perfect gift because you can order right up until Christmas Day and simply print out a gift certificate to give to your loved one. You can buy…
Famous Boat Captains Compared
You may have seen this on Alltop or another site, but we thought it would be worth repeating. Nothing like a bit of nautical humour for your amusement. The fact that there are real nautical captains compared with those from cereal boxes makes us laugh. Originally found on pixlmonster.com here.
Best Sailor’s Bar in the World
Voting continues to knock the list down to the Top Ten, starting Friday we’ll then vote for the Best Sailors’ Bar… As of this evening, with nearly 1000 total votes cast, the top ten are: Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club – Hong Kong, 287 votes Maddie’s Sail Loft – Marblehead, MA USA, 205 IYAC –…
Photo of the Week 3
Will it ever stop raining? Carrick is almost isolated by swollen River Shannon In what should have been a very busy period for the county town in the run up to Christmas, the almost isolated and cut off Carrick-on-Shannon has been left a partly submerged ghost town for nearly a week. One local even made…
Want to Race on a VOR70?
You have to be slightly mad. I mean to spend 8 months with no women around, sharing a pillow with 11 other men, sleeping in 4 hour shifts and having to ‘dump’ on a gimbled toilet. Madness! Oh yes, and you are permanently wet from spray or sweat, you’re dirty and the food is pretty…
How to tie a Bowline – Part 2 (normal way)
OK so the rope is pink, but that makes it easy to see it. The butch American accent and the bright pink of the rope make me laugh. But my issues aside, this is a good lesson for anyone wanting to learn to tie a bowline (the normal, non-one-handed way). Also, if you have an…
Photo of the week 2
Originally posted on Flickr by Stannesman Is this the strongest dog in the world? Really looks like the dog is marching on with the distressed Riverdance on it’s back AND is having to drag miss ‘pretty-pink-boots’ too.
