Traditional Tool
Classic Boat|March 2021
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Robin Gates
Traditional Tool

The relationship that develops between an artist or maker and his or her hand tools is difficult to describe, but the pain felt when a tool is lost might be compared to losing a finger – because it’s in the hand that the loss is most keenly felt. A replacement may do the job but will never take the place of one which, over years and projects, grew to be an extension of the worker’s arm.

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The Need For Speed

Saving lives at sea has always been bound to the speed of rescue, from the first rowing boats to the 60-knot, all-weather motorboats of today

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8 mins  |
March 2021
ROW YOUR BOAT
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ROW YOUR BOAT

There has been a steady rise in recreational rowing over the past few years, and the choice can be bewildering. What’s the right boat for you?

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8 mins  |
March 2021
Traditional Tool
Classic Boat

Traditional Tool

JOINER’S NAME STAMP

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2 mins  |
March 2021
Classic misuse of a word
Classic Boat

Classic misuse of a word

Real classic ownership involves rot, rust and reward

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3 mins  |
March 2021
Classic Boat

SCUD MISSILE

Herreshoff’s newly-restored Bar Harbor 31 Scud lit up the classic racing scene in the Med in 2020 with a double win at Cannes and Saint-Tropez

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10 mins  |
March 2021
BOSUN'S BAG
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BOSUN'S BAG

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER

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4 mins  |
March 2021
DOUG LEEN - Tugboat man
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DOUG LEEN - Tugboat man

Vietnam vet, park ranger, dentist, small-craft conservator and tugboat skipper.... meet Ranger Doug!

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4 mins  |
March 2021
CHANCE TO SAVE AN Albert Strange yawl
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CHANCE TO SAVE AN Albert Strange yawl

Chances at Albert Strange ownership don’t come up often, and Sheila II is the quintessential Strange – and one with a great history, too

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4 mins  |
March 2021
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Salcombe Yawls
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AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Salcombe Yawls

A friend and I once decided that walking might make a change from sailing. So we set forth to walk from Branscombe to Bigbury, a 100-mile stretch of the south-west coastal path marked by knackering climbs and knee-wrenching descents.

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3 mins  |
March 2021
Cardiff, Wales - Save The Elena Maria Barbara!
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Cardiff, Wales - Save The Elena Maria Barbara!

A rare, 18th-century schooner replica, restored to the tune of around £1 million, could be abandoned if a buyer is not found soon.

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2 mins  |
February 2021