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Weather Lore

Weather Lore

30 January 2012

For centuries people whose lives depended on the weather have relied on Folklore to tell them what to expect. Farmers and sailors in particular developed a keen sense of observation and began to connect changes in nature with the patterns and rhythms of the weather. Cloud movement, wind shifts, sky colour, wave motion and even the behaviour of ...

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Olympic Sailing - London 2012

Olympic Sailing - London 2012

18 January 2012

2012 is the year the Olympic Games comes to London, but the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions will be held in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour in Dorset, using the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and the adjoining commercial marina. The Venue The area around Weymouth is a natural choice as a venue for suc...

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The RNLI

The RNLI

15 December 2011

The beginnings The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded in 1824, but went under the name of The National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. It was the brainchild of Sir William Hillary, who was very much aware of the dangers of the sea to both crews and vessels, living as he did on the Isle of Man, where man...

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Seasickness

Seasickness

19 November 2011

It is thought that about 90% of people have suffered from motion sickness at some point in their lives. Although it is not life threatening, many sufferers might well wish that it were, if only to bring an end to their severe discomfort. Sea sickness, or Mal de Mer, (the more pleasant sounding French term), happens when the brain receives c...

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The Coastguard Service - Then and Now

The Coastguard Service - Then and Now

02 November 2011

The coastguard services are national organisations responsible for various services at sea. However, they have widely different responsibilities in different countries, from being heavily armed military forces with customs and security duties, to being volunteer organisations tasked with search and rescue functions and lacking any law enforcemen...

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Tidal Races

Tidal Races

25 October 2011

No matter what sort of voyage a vessel is undertaking, it is likely that it will come across the phenomenon of the Tidal Race. This is a natural occurrence, taking place as a fast moving tide passes through a constriction. The result of this can be waves, eddies, overfalls and hazardous currents. The constriction can be in the form of a passage...

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Sailing Superstitions - a Light-hearted Look

Sailing Superstitions - a Light-hearted Look

17 October 2011

Right – you’re on your way to your mooring, on the 2 nd Monday in August, to spend a relaxing weekend on the water, away from the trials and tribulations of modern life. On your way down the pontoon you pass a red headed man with flat feet and on looking closer you notice that he is throwing stones into the water. You step carefull...

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Rogue Waves

Rogue Waves

11 October 2011

In 1978 the MS Munchen sent a garbled Mayday message from the mid-Atlantic. The ship was never found but an exhaustive search found just a few bits of wreckage, including an unlaunched lifeboat which had been stowed 20 metres above the water line. One of its attachment pins had twisted as if hit by an extreme force. The culprit was believed to ...

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The Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race

09 October 2011

On Saturday 5th November 2011, 6 teams of 11 professional sailors will depart from Alicante, Spain, to take part in one of the toughest races in sport and the longest professional sporting event in the world. The race will take overall nearly 9 months, ending in Galway, Ireland on 7th July 2012, by which time the teams will have raced their Vol...

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Crossing the Shipping Lanes

Crossing the Shipping Lanes

29 September 2011

Crossing sea areas, which a large volume of traffic is regularly using, is a totally different ball game to meeting a lone ship in open water. Volume of traffic, bad weather and poor visibility can combine to make negotiating these areas a stressful and maybe hazardous exercise. A small speck on the horizon can only too quickly turn into a huge...

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