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Category Archives: GENERAL
Going Off at Half Cock – twice in one week
Mike K-H is a doddering old fool who should shut down his blog, sell his PC and buy a rocking chair. Nobody actually said that – at least, not in public. But after last week’s performance, I couldn’t really blame … Continue reading
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Vendée Globe – open media access
Although it has had the highest attrition rate of any Vendée Globe to date, this has been a very successful race for the organisers and for the IMOCA 60 Class. Let’s compare the strategy of SAEM Vendée, the organisers of … Continue reading
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New Freebooters advertising – there will be changes
I need a few pennies to cover the costs of running this blog, but I’m not happy about the way I’ve tried to earn them so far. I started off with a standard theme that incorporates Google Adsense context-sensitive ads, … Continue reading
New Freebooters 2009 – what to expect
My apologies to my regular visitors for the lack of new content over the Christmas/New Year break. I’ve been too busy to write, but I haven’t stopped reading and researching. I’ve been looking back at what I posted during the … Continue reading
Motivating Children Through Sports
Many of you will know that Pete Goss is a founder and Trustee of the charity ‘Cornwall Playing for Success’. He raised both awareness and funds for the charity through his entries in the 2006 Round Britain and Ireland yacht … Continue reading