Tattoos have been closely associated with sailors for many years. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that many of the sailing tattoos designs and images that were inked onto the skins of nautical adventurers in days gone by, possessed a wider significance.
Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week has grown insurmountably since its inception in 1996 when Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) combined two area regattas
This Cherokee-class 10-gun Royal Navy brig-sloop was built at a cost of £7,803 in 1820 – the equivalent of £327,101.76 in today’s money,
Beaulieu Boat Jumble 2014 takes place on 27 April 2014 in the beautiful village of Beaulieu in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire.
It is common for sailors crossing the Equator for the first time to be initiated into the ‘Kingdom of Neptune’. But why is Neptune the sea god so important?
Intriguing tales, enthralling stories, and more sailing superstitions—the stuff of sailors’ dreams. Looking into the origins of sailing superstitions is fascinating, and more sailing superstitions exist than you thought possible.
For those of you not familiar with the Crossing the Line ceremony, here is an explanation of this old nautical tradition.
There are many ways to help protect your computer and accounts from cyber attacks. We have listed some tips to help you make sure you are doing all you can to can to foil hackers and Phishermen.
If you are a keen sailor then you will know all about the Shipping Forecast. But do you know how it came into being? The historical details have all the hallmarks of a good story – gold, misfortune and shipwreck.
The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation has announced the winner of the competition to design a logo. The logo will be used to promote Barts Bash, a race which is hoped will be ‘the largest sailing race in the world’.