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Chasse-Marée - a man, a cart or a boat?

All of the above, actually - and also a superb French magazine devoted to maritime history. Based in Brittany, of course, and the site also sells books and nauticalia.
The French word chasse means hunt or chase. Marée originally referred to the tide, but took on metaphorical meanings connected with an activity that was tightly linked [...]

Mike Golding Visits Supporters at Hook-With-Warsash Primary

One of my personal goals is to rejoin the sailing community that was my life between the ages of 8 and 32 - and it’s happening. The site has motivated me to dig around the whole sailing scene with the intent of entertaining and informing people as I climb back on board - and a [...]

Vendée Globe - more than a toe in the water

During the first half of the Vendée Globe, I’m sure I wasn’t the only person to think that Steve White was crazy. Capable, but doomed to disappointment and with the prospect of having to pay off huge debts when it all ended.
It’s a tribute to the class rules that old hulls don’t seem to end [...]