Sailing headlines from around the world
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at Windsor Castle, at the age of 99. One of the more controversial members of the British royal family (one might respectfully describe him as having been a “character”), he was also a keen sportsman and had a lifelong love of sailing and the sea. Philip was …
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Today, September 26, the International Maritime Organisation celebrates World Maritime Day – which this year focuses on women in the maritime community. On October 3 2018, British sailor Jenny Socrates left the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Canada for her second attempt to sail solo, non-stop around the world. Just under a year later, on …
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Christian sailors in Scotland are taking an evangelical message to the sea, with a voyage from Glasgow to Southampton this summer. Russ Fairman, a cruising instructor and member of the Catholic Celebrate Charismatic Renewal group, is using his boat Mintaka for the journey. The crew will take part in prayer, praise and worship en route, …
If you thought you needed a massive yacht for big, blue water sailing, take a leaf out of Polish skipper Szymon Kuczyński’s book – he’s just won the British Ocean Cruising Club’s Jester Award in recognition of his 270-day, non-stop, single-handed circumnavigation via the three Great Capes in his 6.36-metre Atlantic Puffin. Szymon set a …
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