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\'Pots\' and Nets - encouraging news I have posted the following story elsewhere but feel, whilst most press is bad, there maybe some hope for better relations between fishermen earning a difficult living and us pleasure boaters. I am in no doubt that this is a contentious and difficult issue...

\'Pots\' and fishing nets My home sailing grounds are between the Goodwin sands and the East Kent shoreline between Ramsgate and Dover. There are a dwindling amount of local fishermen eaking a living from the sea. As a result, whatever their speciality, either crabs, lobsters or fish they use...

Hi all, I've just read previous postings on this site and although fairly helpful they don't quite answer my questions. All these questions relate to my steel boat. Where, generally, is the best place to site a fluxgate compass; inside or outside? How much influence will the usual electronic...

I brought a Noordsvaarder 92 about a year ago. She is an all steel multi-chined boat with a short stubby fin keel. She is 9.2 meters long, beam of 2.5m and draught of 1.2m. I am trying to find out as much information about her as I can as I plan to circumnavigate after refitting her. I would...