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Whitstable Oyster Festival 2014

December 6, 2022July 15, 2014 by Erica

The Whitstable Oyster Festival 2014 is almost upon us and is the highlight of the summer for many sailing and sea faring enthusiasts.

Barts Bash Sailing Race

October 30, 2024July 11, 2014 by Erica

This year a charity event will attempt to break a world record. The Barts Bash Sailing Race will seek to join together thousands of sailors from across the globe in a race that will have a number of goals.

After the Atlantic

December 11, 2022June 24, 2014 by Erica

After the Atlantic – Sailing Advice for Atlantic Sailors

After the Atlantic is a new Facebook group run by Lovesail members Ian and Wendy. Many of you will remember Ian and Wendy from several Lovesail articles.

Sextants

May 8, 2023May 28, 2014 by Erica

Sextants in Nautical History

We may marvel at today’s GPS system which allows sailors to pinpoint their location with great accuracy, but perhaps even more remarkable is the instrument which has been helping sailors do this since the early 18th century, the sextant.

Dockwalking Tips

December 13, 2022May 25, 2014 by Erica

Dockwalking Tips for Beginners

If you have dreams of making a career working aboard a yacht, then you should consider dock walking in order to get hired. This is an old and effective way to find a job by simply walking up and down docks and marinas talking to crew members or the captains of boats. Here are some dockwalking tips to begin your path to employment:

The Flying Dutchman

October 7, 2025May 20, 2014 by Erica

Maritime history is full of tales of ghost ships – stories and legends passed down through generations of sailors and fishermen. These phantom vessels are said to be omens of doom, and seafarers have long feared their eerie glow on the horizon.Among them, none is more famous than The Flying Dutchman, often called the most-sighted … Read more

Sailing Barometers

October 30, 2024May 11, 2014 by Erica

The Importance of Sailing Barometers in the Maritime Industry

The word barometer is derived from a combination of two Greek phrases meaning “weight” and “measure”. The roots of modern sailing barometers can be traced as far back as 1643 when an inventor by the name of Evangelista Torricelli used a simple vacuum-type device to measure water pressure.

Sailing through the Panama Canal

May 8, 2023May 8, 2014 by Erica

An idea conceived by a German, Alexander von Humboldt, the Panama Canal was started by the French, and completed by the Americans. This 77km ribbon of freshwater, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is comparable in size to ten Channel Tunnels.

Robert FitzRoy

October 20, 2025April 30, 2014 by Erica

Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Updated 2025 to mark 100 years of The Shipping Forecast) I first came across Robert FitzRoy while researching the origins of The Shipping News. As 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of The Shipping Forecast, it seems fitting to revisit the life of the man who laid the foundations for modern meteorology and … Read more

Sea Cats

August 27, 2022April 25, 2014 by Erica

Sea Cats – Some Famous Cool Cats

Cats have been going to sea with humans for many thousands of years, and they appear in some of our earliest recorded histories.