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01/03 Climate Change

Protecting the UK’s Blue Meadows

Classic Sailing’s Jess Clay recently attended a fascinating webinar hosted by the Balancing the Boat group, featuring special guest speaker Eden Stevens from the

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Dr Helen Czerski - Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World

28/08 Book Reviews

Blue Machine  – a book review.

This amazing book of over 300 pages is at first sight daunting but in fact it is a collection of mini stories that entertain

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sunset over the sea

25/03 Climate Change

Top Tips on making travel more eco-friendly

These top tips are from the book ‘Sustainable Travel’ by Holly Tuppen. It would be great if you could take these ideas into account

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15/03 Climate Change

High Seas Treaty

Roughly two thirds of the worlds oceans are classed as the “High Seas” – areas of open water not governed by a single country.

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Sailing holidays on Grayhound

21/10 Climate Change

Cargo by Sail: Ideology and Practicality

. On the weekend of the 14th October, Classic Sailing attended a conference of the burgeoning Sail Cargo Alliance, held in windswept West Cornwall.

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05/10 Climate Change

Your Inner Smuggler on Grayhound

One of the most iconic ships around, the three-masted lugger Grayhound has just announced the first of her 2023 voyages and we can’t wait!

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Noorderlicht Walrus - Classic Sailing

11/11 Climate Change

Travel Advice for Eco Sailing Holidays

Classic Sailing’s Part. World Class low carbon travel. We have always known that all our sailing holidays are a very eco-friendly way to travel.

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Sailing Holidays to the Isles of Scilly with Classic Sailing

18/05 Climate Change

The Isles of Scilly archipelago

Why sailing in the Isle of Scilly is such a special experience. Geological Overview A brief guide to Scilly’s 290 million year history Where

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Sail on Pelican for the Darwin200 UK Tour with Classic Sailing

05/04 Climate Change

Macro Plastics

Aoibhinn Lynch and Kerry MacKay’s Macro-plastic Survey Aoibhinn Lynch and Kerry MacKay led a study to investigate the scale of macro plastic pollution in

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sea level rise and boats

31/12 Climate Change

Classic Sailing & Climate Change – Draft Strategy

How Classic Sailing Customers Can help fight Climate Change – A Draft Statement With the world’s climate possibly reaching a tipping point, Classic Sailing is

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The North Sea Flood of 1953. Zuid Beveland Holland

14/09 Climate Change

The Tide that turned the Tide

The Tide that turned the Tide It was England in 1953 and the north wind was blowing! Are you sitting comfortably?  The 1953 North

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Tecla crew Scaling summits on Faroes

30/04 Climate Change

Our ethos – Adventure Afloat and Explore Ashore

Adventure Afloat; Explore Ashore We chose our sailing locations more for their wildlife, natural scenery and idyllic anchorages, than facilities ashore. Our skippers will

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Unloading the cargo is only part of the voyage

22/02 Climate Change

The Sail Cargo Revolution – Green transport and carbon free trade

Sailing Lugger Grayhound – Sail Cargo Runs in France and the West Country Eco trading under sail, where you deliver cargoes without resorting to

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