For an exhilarating sailing experience which is easy to begin and full of fun, there is no better way to enter the sport than with dinghy sailing. Where to Start You’ll find many dinghy sailing clubs around the lakes and rivers of the UK coast. Always keen to take on new members, especially families, you’ll…
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Skandia Sail for Gold 2010 Gold Medals Decided
Medal day in Weymouth find out who the winners are…… Australia went home laden with gold after an astonishing week of racing in Weymouth Bay – the 2012 Olympic venue. The Aussies picked up gold in four classes; Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price in the Women’s Match Racing, the Skud-18 was won by…
Top 3 Ways to Go Sailing Without Breaking the Bank
In a recent post we gave you the cheapest possible way to get on the water – in an inflatable. But, knowing that a rubber dinghy is not everyone’s idea of fun and that some people may like to go sailing in a boat that has a loo, this post provides 3 ways of sailing…
A Comprehensive Database of Boats on SailBoatData.com
Image via Wikipedia I came across a great tool for all boat enthusiasts while browsing the web the other day. The Sail Boat Guide is a database that contains information on more than 5,000 production and semi-production sailing boats going back as far as 1900. The majority include photos and or drawings, mostly from their…
Over 2,700 Marine Businesses Listed at BoatGoblin.com
BoatGobin.com has over 2,700 UK based companies listed in the Marine Directory. If you want to find a broker, mooring, someone to service your engine or a sail maker, just go to the Directory and search for a company in your area. BoatGoblin.com is also for you to list your items for sale as either…
FlagRag & BoatNe.ws Clothing
Looking forward to some warmer weather when you can wear a T-Shirt without fear of freezing your nipples? Me too. Brrrrr. In fact I’m dying to get on the water again, something that selling my Laser this week isn’t going to help with. But then again, sailing a singlehanded dinghy meant for ‘fit young things’…
SailTimer – YASIA iPhone Sailing App
What does YASIA stand for? “Yet Another Sailing iPhone App”. You may be forgiven for thinking that of late we only write about iPhone apps on Harbour Exchange, and actually you may have a point. There will be other interesting articles coming shortly for people who want to spend their time sailing, out on the…
How to be Safe at Sea – IT’S WET
Every year in the UK more than 8,000 rescues are made by the RNLI, with more than 50% of these being responses to leisure sailors like us. While many of these are real accidents that no-one could have forseen, a great proportion are rescues or incidents that could have been avoided by better preparation before…
Just like flying
My photo of the week on Sunday was of an International Foiling Moth and I’ve been looking for videos too. These things really are rather amazing. So I give you a video of foiling Moths at Rutland Water in the UK in 15mph winds and upwards, taking part in the Tiger Trophy. The hull weight…
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…
