Category Archives: BOATS

Sculling – a lost art?

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

I taught myself to scull when I was nine or ten years old. The only trouble was, I did it the wrong way. I put my oar in the sculling notch in the dinghy’s transom and held it like a … Continue reading →

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Tall Ship Belém – spring 2009 schedule

Posted on March 4, 2009 by admin

After 5 months in La Seyne sur Mer for her winter overhaul, Belém will set sail from Toulon on April 10th, on the first voyage of her summer season . For nearly two months, this tall ship will be taking … Continue reading →

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Ocean Racing and Maritime Roadkill

Posted on February 13, 2009 by admin

A lot of the current Vendée Globe’s competitors have hit submerged objects, and in quite a few cases the collision has caused enough damage to force them to retire – thousands of miles later, if not immediately. Sometimes these objects … Continue reading →

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Vendée Globe – Marco going for the summit in bare feet

Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin

After Armel ‘The Jackal’ le Cleac’h finished in a storming second place, he owned up to having had  a rather more eventful ride than he had let on, and Mich’ Desj’ had been hiding things, too. However, I reckon Marc … Continue reading →

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Analogue EPIRB – no satellite service from 1 Feb 2009

Posted on February 3, 2009 by admin

If you have a 121.5MHz or 243MHz distress beacon, which may also be called an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) or ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter), you need to switch to a 406MHz distress beacon now. … Continue reading →

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