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21/01 Inspiration

The Captain writes Grayhound Ongoing Work Grayhound is continuously being serviced and maintained. Despite being a brand new wooden ship there are still plenty

17/01 Special Offers

Hold on a minute, you would think Classic Sailing would say that all voyages are popular and easy to do? Life ain’t like that.

14/01 History

Annual Maintenance Pilgrim requires many hours of regular maintenance every single year to keep her in good working order. During the winter all safety

07/01 Special Voyages

Sailors have their holy grail destinations like St Kilda or Tristan Da Cuhna, and often go to extraordinary efforts to reach these inaccessible outposts.

22/12 Darwin200 Around the World

Follow Charles Darwin’s Footsteps Become part of DARWIN200, a planetary conservation initiative that will empower the next generation’s elite environmental leaders andengage millions of

11/11 Climate Change

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.

31/08 History

We all know ‘pieces of eight’ from pirate stories but there is much more to it than that. It all started when the Spanish

04/08 History

What is a nautical dripstone? The Mutiny on The Bounty by Caroline Alexander contains this passage. Intro – Millward is preparing the Boat the

14/07 No Experience required

Before the Voyage Once on Board • Identify who will be in charge of you and let them know any personal requirements that you

15/06 History

Sequel or Prequel? Film industry gossip sites have recently, June 7th 2021, mentioned a follow up to the film ‘Master and Commander – Far

10/06 History

The History of the anchor dates back millennia. The most ancient anchors were probably rocks and many rock anchors have been found dating from