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Avoiding collision at sea. Credit: Shutterstock While obsessing about relatively minor things go bump in the night, Paul recalls a possible collision at sea incident with a ship in the Atlantic that was a bit too close for comfort! Let’s talk about things that go bump in the night, usually the last thing you want…

Bangor Marina. Credit: Boatfolk Boatfolk’s Bangor Marina in Northern Ireland, in the heart of the City, offers highly rated marine and onshore facilities on the sunny side of Belfast Lough writes Sue Pelling. 54°40’N 5°40’W – 530 berths within a safe and sheltered harbour with 24/7 easy access. Bangor Marina, operated by Boatfolk, is based…

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Eric de Turckheim’s –Teasing Machine – highly scucesful and experienced crew. RORC Nelson’s Cup 2023. Credit: Tim Wright Georgie Corlett-Pitt takes a look at the revived Admiral’s Cup and what it means for the racing scene…   Years in the planning, and looking set to become a biennial fixture, the much-feted Admiral’s Cup returns this summer…

The Flotilla in the Main Hall. Credit: National Maritime Museum Cornwall A recent refurbishment and the launch of a new exhibition to celebrate the history of surfing in Cornwall are among the many good reasons to visit the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, writes Sue Pelling. Step into the main exhibition hall of the National Maritime…

Round the Island Race – The Needles. Credit: Paul Wyeth/RTIR Georgie Corlett-Pitt gets the organisers’ perspective on this iconic event from Race Director Dave Atkinson… This year’s Round the Island Race takes place on Saturday 7 June, with the first start at 7.30am. Renowned as a #RaceForAll, the sheer variety and volume of boats that…

Dinghy racing. Credit: Shutterstock Happiness is… a good day’s training and progress on the race course….Should we sacrifice a bit of time racing for more practice days? Happiness equals reality minus expectations.” Does this resonate with you? When I first heard this, it sounded like a pretty good way of summing up how we feel…

Cruising Adventures. Credit: Jess Lloyd Mostyn Say yes to the unexpected and you never know where you’ll end up… Jess Lloyd-Mostyn tells us of her cruising adventures… a wedding, a local march, and even becoming a foster family to an expectant cat! Living on a sailboat is a crash course in adaptability. The weather may…

The picturesque old harbour in Skiathos – Aegean, Sporades, and Dodecanese. Credit: Shutterstock With 15,000 kilometres of coastline and around 6,000 Islands to explore, the cruising area of Greece is vast, writes Sue Pelling. In this Greece pt 2 charter feature, we look at the popular areas of the Aegean, Sporades, and Dodecanese. Greece offers…