15 décembre 2011
The beginnings
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded in 1824, but went under the name of The National Institution for the Pres...
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02 novembre 2011
The coastguard services are national organisations responsible for various services at sea. However, they have widely different responsibilities in di...
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25 octobre 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 occur...
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17 octobre 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 tr...
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11 octobre 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 bi...
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29 septembre 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. Vo...
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11 septembre 2011
Films and books, with characters such as Long John Silver and more recently, Jack Sparrow, have romanticised the idea of pirates. But in reality ...
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11 septembre 2011
Whether your preferred mode of transport is a small dinghy or a luxury yacht or cruiser, there is a chance that you might be unfortunate enough t...
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07 septembre 2011
While many everyday sayings certainly have genuine nautical origins, there are others which have unproven claims and still more where it is easy ...
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25 août 2011
The hows, whys and wheres behind the names
Part 1. The Eastern Area – Viking to Thames
"Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogg...
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25 août 2011
The “hows, whys and wheres” behind the names
Part 2. The Southern Area – Dover to Sole
“Wight, Portland, Plymou...
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25 août 2011
The “hows, whys and wheres” behind the names.
Part 3. The Western Area – Lundy to South East Iceland
“Shannon, ...
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18 juillet 2011
For over four decades, Sunseeker have been designing and producing some of the world's most exquisite boats. A reputable brand of luxury ...
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18 juillet 2011
If sailing is the life for you then make sure you kept informed of all the latest shows and exhibitions. Boat shows are an essential part of every sa...
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08 juillet 2011
“And here is the shipping forecast issued by the Met. Office...”
Words that many of us have heard as we toss on the high seas,...
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