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02/05 Vessel News

Announcing the 18th Annual Classic Sailing Pilot Cutter Review for 2024

Pilot Cutter Review Sailing in Fowey and St Mawes Cornwall  30th May to 2nd June 2024 We are excited to announce that the 18th

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Tall Ship Sailing on Morgenster with Classic Sailing

24/04 Inspiration

Great Summer Voyages

Great Summer Voyages  Sail the coastal waters of Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Devon, Scotland, the Baltic, Mediterranean, and Brittany on tall ship voyages ranging

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18/04 Shipmates' Stories

Tall Ship Memories – A Teenage View of Sailing TS Royalist in the 70’s

Huge thanks to Richard for sending in this glorious account of his first Tall Ship Voyage. If you have a story to share, get

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13/04 Book Reviews

Every Boat Should Have a Copy!

How Boat Things Work An Illustrated Guide by Charlie Wing Today I’m pleased to review ‘How Boat Things Work’ by Charlie Wing. It’s a

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Pilot Cutter Review Spectacle in Fowey

06/04 Educational

Sponsoring the Pilot Cutter Review

Why Sponsorship Matters for the 2024 Pilot Cutter Review The 2024 Pilot Cutter Review requests sponsorship to help cover its costs and ensure a

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05/04 History

My First Tall Ship Experience

My First Tall Ship Experience This is the start of my tall ships story and I am happy to say the story is still

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27/03 Newsletters

Newsletter 24th March 2024 Special Edition

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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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Wild Boy and Leafy

01/02 Boat building

2024: Classic Sailing’s Year of Skills! It’s not just sailing, you know!

Throughout 2024, we’re shining the spotlight on the various ways our customers get more with a Classic Sailing booking. There are many physical and

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