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04/08 Educational

Steering Your Experience with Skilled and Calm Skippers

Hear the sea not shouty skippers. At Classic Sailing, we believe the ocean waves should be the loudest voice you hear on your voyage,

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Tall Ships in Fredrikstadt, Norway Photo by Johnny Leo Johansen

27/07 Festivals

The Tall Ships are in town – How do you get onboard?

While it’s fantastic to stand and watch from the shore, you may be wondering how you can get aboard and into the heart of the action!

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Sunset over Orkney

04/07 Inspiration

Sailing and finding inner stillness.

Two concepts  Finding Inner Stillness at sea Discovering remote places of extraordinary tranquillity. Part 1 Inner Stillness at sea. The reasons I speak. I’m

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Part of the Gannet Skyscraper at the Noop of Noss

04/07 Featured Destination

Shetlands the Noop of Noss and Prehistoric Jarlshof

Part 2 . The Noop of Noss and Prehistoric Jarlshof,  The Noop of Noss This is a very special place and I regard it

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Super fisher - Charisma - Whalsay, Shetland. A mere £40million!

04/07 Featured Destination

Shetlands by Sail – Safety pins and Millionaire Island, Trinovante June 2023.

Part 2 . Out Skerries, The Millionaire island of Whalsay, Lerwick,  We left the fabulous Fair Isle behind and took a gentle sail to

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Sunset over Orkney

29/06 Featured Destination

Orkney, Fair Isle and Shetlands by Sail with three masted schooner Trinovante June 2023.

Part 1 . Orkney and Fair Isle It’s a long way from Cornwall to Orkney. Arriving by ferry from Aberdeen as the sunsets at

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The late author and Explorer Kit Mayers with a globe. You can buy his book to help raise funds for Greenpeace.

20/04 Inspiration

‘The First English Explorer’… and a much more recent one

My grandfather, Kit Mayers, was a big influence on me. His stubborn adventurousness, stoicism and passion for the world was inspirational.

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06/04 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Climb the Rigging on a Tall Ship?

On a tall ship voyage you will be encouraged to climb the rigging. If you enjoy it, this will be part of your job

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Sun set on Tecla

10/03 Inspiration

Time for a Change? Why Sailing is a Great Way to Spend Your Career Break or Gap Year

When you’ve been doing the same old thing for a long time it’s beneficial – no, essential – to get a new perspective on

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Tecla sailing through icy waters on a Classic Sailing adventure holiday. The nameplate of the ship with the green capping rail can be seen in the bright light as the ship slowly noses through the ice,

15/12 Cold Climate Sailing

Sailing the Northwest Passage

Where is the Northwest Passage? The Northwest Passage is the sea route stretching through the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific along the

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Ocean Sunrise with Classic Sailing

10/11 Inspiration

The Rhythm of the Sea

Life at sea has different rhythms to the land. There are more changes than you might think and they all add to a unique

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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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Sailing Holidays on the Eye of the Wind

06/10 Inspiration

A Taste of the Ocean: Bitesize Deep-Sea Voyages

An ocean crossing can seem a daunting prospect, not least because of the time commitment. However many ships in the Classic Sailing fleet offer

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