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Category Archives: EVENTS
Sailing As a Spectator Sport – the effect of sponsorship
The Sydney Hobart Race – sorry, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race – starts in just over a week. My friend Jim Murrant, author of the Boating Bible Manual of Seamanship and a man who used to compete in the race … Continue reading
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La Semaine du Golfe – a thousand ‘boats of character’
What a way to open the season! The Semaine du Golfe is a week-long festival of ‘boats of character’ – with no entry fee for the participants. Morbihan (Breton for ‘little sea’) is a shallow inland sea dotted with tiny … Continue reading
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The Erratic Blogger
My apologies to those of you who have been checking for new posts on this site. It looks as if I cannot commit to the steady stream of output characteristic of a true blog – my life just doesn’t work … Continue reading
Exercise TRANSGLOBE – adventurous training
On Saturday 11th July 2009 at 13:00hrs, three 67ft steel hulled yachts – Adventure, Challenger and Discoverer – crewed by Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force personnel, will set off from a start gate off Southsea Castle. They’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, JSASTC, mike golding, ocean racing, sail training
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