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 Top 10 list of [...]
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Results – Best Sailors’ Bar
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 subscriptions [...]
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 – Newport RI, USA, 196
Bitter End [...]
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 an enterprising business [...]
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 iPhone, [...]
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.
How to Charter a Yacht
If you are a regular charterer, you’ll know that the number of charter companies is vast, and the sailing areas range from the Caribbean to the Whitsunday’s. You’ll also know that going on a charter holiday is the essence of freedom. A different port each night, a fabulous sail (or high speed blast in a [...]
50 Must Read Boating Blogs
Big thanks to www.boatinsurance.org for including Harbour Exchange in their top 50 must read boating blogs.
We are chuffed to bits. Thank you.
Check out their post here: http://www.boatinsurance.org/50-must-read-boating-blogs/
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