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Old Gaffers

Old Gaffers Festival The Old Gaffers Festival is an annual events which takes place at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.  This year it will be running from Friday 31st May 2013 until Sunday 2nd June 2013 and it will

sailing terms

Sailing Terms

By | May 12, 2013 at 10:21 am | No comments | News

Sailing Terms and their Origins. As a follow on to our Nautical Terms article, we have compiled another list of  interesting sailing terms and their origins.  It’s not always clear as to the exact origin of the saying, some have several,

round the island race

Round the Island Race

Round the Island Race, 1st June 2013, Cowes, Isle of Wight The Round the Island Race has been scheduled a little earlier this year on 1st June 2013.  You still have a few days to enter, but standard entries will

sailing quotes

Sailing Quotes

By | May 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm | No comments | News | Tags:

Sailing Quotes – Part I There are a great many sailing quotes from a great many great writers.  So lets start with a very popular sailing quote and one that gets posted on many a Lovesail profile. Twenty years from

beaulieu boat jumble

Beaulieu Boat Jumble

By | April 26, 2013 at 4:07 pm | No comments | News, Sailing & Boating Events | Tags: ,

Beaulieu Boat Jumble at the National Motor Museum The annual Beaulieu Boat Jumble is taking place this Sunday 28th April 2013 at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.  Situated in the beautiful New Forest National Park, the Beaulieu Estate has

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Longest Honeymoon in History?

By | April 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm | No comments | News | Tags: , ,

Ian and Wendy’s Story….will this be the longest honeymoon in history? Last weekend I attended a wedding in Devon.  Not unusual I hear you say.  According to the Office of National Statistics there were  277,740 marriages in the Uk in

tall ships

Tall Ships

By | April 6, 2013 at 8:59 am | No comments | News | Tags: ,

Tall Ships Today Tall ships, by nature, conjure up images of beautiful examples of historic, traditionally rigged sailing vessels from bygone days that sailed the seven seas in all their grandeur.  In those days however there were many outside influences

boat jumble

Boat Jumble

As the weather attempts to warm up a trip to a boat jumble may be the order of the day. Here is a list of boat jumbles that are taking place in the UK over the coming year.  For those

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Go Sailing!

By | March 31, 2013 at 3:18 pm | No comments | News

Go Sailing Once you have caught the sailing bug it’s a very hard one to shake off.  But what do you do if you don’t have a yacht or a sailboat?  How do you go sailing and quench that insatiable

Annapolis Sailboat Show

Annapolis Sailboat Show

Annapolis Sailboat Show, Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis Sailboat Show Spring edition, will be held from Friday 26th April through to Sunday 28th April, 2013 and will cover a number of locations including the Annapolis City Dock, Ego Alley and Susan Campbell