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Kate and Gary Thorn shared this image of Dash, the cocker spaniel who has worked his way up to First Mate aboard their Hirondelle catamaran Brigante, moored in Plymouth. Kate said: “It’s our 40th year as this catamaran’s owners this year. My dad Pete
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When I tell non-sailing friends how much fun you can have on the water, they typically reply: ‘Sailing, isn’t that for rich people?’ ‘NO!’ I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve debunked that myth. It’s true, owning a boat can be costly, even wh
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1,500 Miles Without A Rudder
There is nothing, absolutely nothing more useful on a boat than 3mm line. I stretch it across my chest with one arm out to the side, the other bent at the elbow – and that’s a metre. Then add a bit for luck. Put a bowline in one end and you can do an

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