http://www.newfreebooters.com boats, events, people & equipment - through the eyes of Mike K-H Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:04:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 yachtsmen and landlubbers visiting the towns and villages close to yachting harbours in ... http://www.newfreebooters.com/lookat-harbourscom-a-new-site 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 bureaucratic hassle over permission to land in Europe. I can't ... http://www.newfreebooters.com/greg-kolodziezjyk-is-on-his-way-to-more-human-powered-records 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 ... http://www.newfreebooters.com/chasse-maree-a-man-a-cart-or-a-boat UK newspapers have been publishing a steady stream of reports of the nonsensical consequences of Health & Safety regulations and the way they are interpreted, but this is just one facet of a worldwide trend towards regulation and micro-management. Mainland Europe is suffering, too - and it is affecting the ... http://www.newfreebooters.com/tall-ships-fly-the-black-flag-elf-safety-strikes-again Vincent Riou's sponsor PRB has decided to seek compensation for the uninsured damage and recovery costs which resulted from Riou clipping the keel of the upturned VM Matériaux when he rescued Jean Le Cam during the 2008/9 Vendée Globe. The cost of shipping PRB home and repairing the damage to ... http://www.newfreebooters.com/prb-sues-for-damage-after-le-cam-rescue