The Bristol Channel is a notoriously challenging stretch of water. With the second-highest tidal range in the world, it demands great skill and deep local knowledge to navigate its strong currents, shifting sandbanks, and frequent high winds.
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The Folk Boat
Editor’s note: This memoir was written by Lovesail member Gandalpuss back in 2018. It’s a beautifully told story of a Folkboat in Brittany and a mysterious encounter on the water. We love sharing our members’ sailing memories like this.
SS Varvassi
The SS Varvassi was a 3.874-ton Greek merchant steamship that became infamous for running aground off the Needles Lighthouse, Isle of Wight on January 5th 1947.
Golden Globe Race 2018
The Golden Globe Race 2018
In 5 days time 18 sailors will leave Les Sables-d’Olonne in western France to circumnavigate the globe. A journey of 30,000 nautical miles, they must travel alone, non-stop and without any outside assistance, that is to say without any modern technology or the benefit of satellite-based navigation equipment. As if that wasn’t challenging enough they have to sail in a similar vessel to those that took part in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race some 50 years ago.
Lovesail on Instagram
Did you know that Lovesail is on Instagram (@_lovesail)? I know, I know, how many more social media accounts do we need to have these days? If you haven’t ventured onto Instagram yet then do, it really is one of the better ones (even if it is owned by Facebook!).
The Ship’s Compass
The Ship’s Compass
Navigation is an important aspect when it comes to finding your way in the sea. The Phoenicians first developed the art of sea navigation around 4000 years ago. The Phoenician sailors accomplished sailing on the sea by use of primitive observation of the stars and sun together with charts.
The Health Benefits of Sailing
The Health Benefits of Sailing
Whether you are the captain leading a crew in a race, or just spending an afternoon mooching around a lake in a dinghy, with sailing there is little scope to be a passive observer. Sailing is hands-on and full-on – a sport that demands physical and mental commitment. The health benefits of sailing are numerous:
Sailing Cape Horn
Cape Horn is on the Isla Hornos and is considered to be the most southern point of South America. This island is located on the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The Horn also forms the northern boundary of the strait dividing South America and Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage.
The Real Robinson Crusoe
Who was the Real Robinson Crusoe?
The 1719 novel by Daniel Defoe that traces the tumultuous voyages and ultimate survival of a man with a lust for the ocean, has sparked many a debate as to who may have inspired the novel’s main protagonist, Robinson Crusoe.
London Boat Show 2018
London Boat Show 2018
The new look London Boat Show 2018 starts tomorrow, Wednesday 10th January and runs for 5 days until Sunday 14th January 2018.