Category Archives: GENERAL

A New Age of Sail in the Offing?

I’m sorry I’ll miss most of the 21st century. It could be interesting. I’m enjoying the headlong growth in conectivity and bandwidth – which is spreading to the mobile phone networks in parallel with the Internet -  but transport is … Continue reading

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lookat-harbours.com – a new site

Maybe I’m growing up at last. I’ve decided to try to create something useful, rather than amusing myself commenting on the boating scene whenever the fancy takes me. lookat-harbours.co.uk was born today, 24 Feb 2010. Who is lookat-harbours.co.uk for? Both … Continue reading

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Greg Kolodziezjyk is on his way to more human-powered records

I first heard of  Greg from Rick Willoughby, who has been a major technical contributor to Greg’s attempts on human-powered boat records. In those days, Greg was planning to pedal across the Atlantic alone – but gave up because of … Continue reading

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UK Boat Fixers – who can fix my problem?

I’ve spent quite a while wondering what practical help I could provide for UK yachtsmen, in addition to my current self-indulgent role of commenting on the boating scene. I hope I have come up with a worthwhile idea in http://www.ukboatfixers.com … Continue reading

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Downwind faster than the wind

Some while back, I met Rick Willoughby on a forum at http://www.boatdesign.net . I was a little skeptical of a thread dedicated to travelling downwind faster than the wind, powered only by the wind – until Rick guided me through … Continue reading

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