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05/04 History

My First Tall Ship Experience

Top Tips for your first sailing adventure from customers Don’t feel under pressure everybody learns at different speeds. Its ok to observe for a

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gigs in the scillies

16/03 Educational

Why I love the gig boats. 

I grew up in St Mawes, Classic Sailing’s home base, and learnt to row in the harbour when I was about 7 years old

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07/03 Book Reviews

Resilience & Wit in the 1890s

Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum was the first man to circumnavigate the world solo, a feat he accomplished between 1895 and 1898

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28/02 Educational

2024 – Classic Sailing’s Year of Skills: Confident Crew

Throughout 2024, we’re shining the spotlight on the various ways our customers get more with a Classic Sailing booking. Sailing on a traditional vessel

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23/02 Featured Destination

The Stockholm Archipelago

30,000 Islands & Serene Baltic Sailing The Stockholm archipelago, known as “skärgården” to the locals, is an array of 30,000 islands, islets and skerries

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Tenacious

08/02 Educational

Tenacious – Heads you win.

Thank you Anne Thank you to Anne for the following response to some articles and posts from Classic Sailing. I have included Anne’s response

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Lord Nelson and Tenacious

23/01 Educational

Tenacious – Such a sad story

Introduction I, Adam, have sailed on tall ships from the UK, Holland, Portugal and Norway in many parts of the world as a humble

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Sailing weekend Sailing on Pilgrim with Classic Sailing

19/01 Educational

Letters to the Editor

About our Four Editors Ask a question, start a discussion, have your say. Any time we publish a letter that we think is super

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14/01 Inspiration

Turning the Tide on Blue Monday

Turning the Tide on Blue Monday Blue Monday, marked on 15th January 2024, is here again. Many of us find ourselves caught in the

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Stars at night The Caribbean on a Tall Ship Sailing Morgenster with Classic Sailing

11/01 Shipmates' Stories

Night passage in the shipping lane

Thank you Gregory for sending in his sailing story. If you have an anecdote to share, get in touch! We were flying along under

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Campbell Lindsay. @campbellcapturesscotland

28/12 Wildlife

Puffin Watching and Beyond

Puffin Watching and Beyond: Discovering Scotland’s Marine Wildlife Aboard Provident Introduction: A Diverse Wildlife Experience on the Scottish Seas Embarking on a journey aboard

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Sabbatical - Setting Sail into a Rejuvenated Future

11/12 Careers

Sailing Sabbatical Advice – Set sail for a Rejuvenated Future

Sailing Sabbatical Advice

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08/12 Boat building

Can I become a boat builder in 40 weeks?

Yes and No. Yes, because you WILL build a boat in 40 weeks, several in fact. And if you graduate and pass your exams

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