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View from Lefkada – Ionian Islands Do you know the Ionian well? Perhaps not as well as you think. Tom Fletcher shares his local neighbourhood highlights I’ve sailed the area close to Sail Ionian’s base more often than anywhere else. Located to the east of Lefkada, and to the north of Meganisi, it’s known as…

Sailing to France – map of English Channel. Credit: Shutterstock If Brexit was all about ‘taking back control’ then that is all well and good but Paul Heiney was left feeling somewhat confused after sailing to France… If they can get it to work, which seems far from certain, there’s soon going to be a…

This week’s host, Nicki Bennett, is joined by Lin Pardey, who returns to Good Jibes for a second time. Lin has sailed over 200,000 nautical miles, 2 circumnavigations, and many more adventures of a lifetime with her late husband, Larry Pardey. This time around, Lin is talking about her new course, Storytelling for Sailors. Hear…

 Welcome to the Ocean Cruisers Podcast, hosted by Andy H This week we are speaking with Lin Pardey – Author and multiple circumnavigator CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Lin Pardey is an inspiration to thousands of liveaboards and sailors all over the world, she has circumnavigated twice in engineless, home build wooden boats.…

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Navigation – On Skylax headed for a tricky waypoint… just make sure when you get close that the Mk 1 eyeball is in use. Credit: Rod Heikell Sailors can easily get distracted by their phones, iPads and chartplotters. Rod Heikell explains why pilotage is still important in this digital age. It is something of a…

Two motu’s, or islands, in a beautiful lagoon seen from the top of a mountain, Maupiti, French-Polynesia Credit: Shutterstock Pacific island sailing, Island life and the wild blue yonder never ceases to amaze, Jess Lloyd-Mostyn tells us. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Pacific Ocean is empty. We grow up with maps and globes…

Fox’s Marina and Chandlery – River Orwell This prime facility at Ipswich is more than just a marina, boatyard and chandlery, it has a glowing reputation that stretches far beyond the shores of the east coast, writes Sue Pelling. There are few marinas in the Ipswich area of the east coast as welcoming and convenient…

I can’t count the times I’ve been lured into deep water by those two words. It has happened again. A few months back, I was preparing seminar outlines, arranging airfares and travel plans as I got ready to fly to the USA to present seminars at the Port Townsend Wooden boat Festival and Annapolis Sail…