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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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23/08 Educational

“Hold on the Peak, up on the Throat!” Let’s explore the Gaff Rig.

When you think of a ‘traditional’ sailing ship, many people will picture something from a Pirates of the Caribbean film. A big, old galleon

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Floating containers - iStock paid for 18-8-23

17/08 Educational

Lost Containers

Contains these parts The MV Cita and the Isles of Scilly. The tales of the MV Cita and the MSC Napoli are particularly emblematic

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people make a voyage

04/08 No Experience Required

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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Fin Whale South Shetlands Tecla

27/07 Antarctica

What to Pack for Polar Sailing

**Advice Section:** 1. **Clothing and Accessories:**    – Pack warm, waterproof clothing, including windproof trousers and a high-chest sailing salopette. You may need to purchase

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Scotland endless anchoring opportunities all avoiding the midges

21/07 Educational

Midge Free Scotland

Midges don’t go to sea. Fear not the midges, brave sailor, when you set forth to explore Scotland by sail! Let me allay your

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Eye of the Wind crossing the Atlantic with Classic Sailing

06/07 Educational

Preparing and using your phone when beyond wifi and cellular coverage.

When sailing in areas with no Wi-Fi or cellular coverage, utilising airplane mode can have its advantages and disadvantages. While it disconnects you from

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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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Linden on a sailing and scientific expedition in Svalbard. Linden anchored in the background, with a skier approaching walrus in the foreground. Join Linden through Classic Sailing

06/06 Featured Destination

Destination Svalbard: the ‘Cold Shore’

In Old Norse, this archipelago is Svalbarð: ‘svalr’ meaning cold and ‘barð’ meaning rim, edge or shore. The cold shores of Svalbard (consisting of

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