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    Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss

    Escoffier’s description of PRB folding 90 degs and sinking, sounds like another major structural failure. Not good news for other similar boats in the Southern Ocean !!
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    Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss

    News - News Flash: Kevin Escoffier Rescued by fellow Vendée Globe competitor Jean Le Cam - Vendée Globe - En
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    Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss

    Cannot help thinking he may have done better with his old HB from 2016 VG and Route de Rhum, which had stood up to plenty of hard sailing and was no slouch!!
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    Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss

    If Le Cam or aother non foiler wins or gets a podium place it would really be a major upset, when you consider the fortunes that have been spent developing the latest IMOCA foiling boats!
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    Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss

    Looks like BT Sport 1 will be covering the start on Sunday 0630 onwards.
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    Speedseal ceased trading

    Does anyone have any further news regarding whether there is a likelyhood of this prdoduct being reserected or whether there is anyone with leftover stock to sell? As said many times before; it is a great product that deserves to be continued!
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    "The Beast" is currently at anchor in the Carrick Roads

    Yacht "Ngoni also known" as "The Beast" is not your average cruiser! See [TONY BUCKINGHAM] Inside his $50,000,000 NGONI Yacht | Royal Huisman
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    YM appears to be lost!

    I was puzzled by photo in this month’s YM (August 20), page 34, supposed to be showing an AIS display of a very crowded Solent. On closer inspection it is in fact showing the Singapore Straits! Not that it effects the article. Just being pedantic.
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    Ocean Yachts

    If you can get hold of a copy, it is worth looking at what Yachting Monthly in their current adition has to say about the Krakenn 50. Also in Yachting World April 2018 there is a review of the Amel 50 plus a very interesting article by Pete Goss on his choice for a Blue Water Cruiser for 2, a...
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    Windy.com - wind speeds over land

    I am often surprised annd puzzled that the very efficient Windy.com site nearly alaways shows strong winds over sea areas which drop off rapidly, (typically 2 beauforts) when reaching land. Rarely are gales shown over inland areas. I know that wind is generally alot stronger over open sea, but...
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    New MCA regulations: Coding a pleasure boat if a commercial person is to move it

    Strikes of too many beureaucats with too little to do!
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    Lime Bay mussel farms

    Reports state they are planned to cover over 15 sq Km in total. There already appears to be problems:- https://www.axeyachtclub.co.uk/notices-to-mariners/ayc-local-notice-to-mariners-0032016
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    Lime Bay mussel farms

    Heard from the BBC today that extensive mussel farms have been laid and will be extended over a major part of Lime Bay. Although these will be properly marked on up to date charts and correctly buoyed, they will undoubtably prove a nuisance and possible hazard to any one sailing in the area and...
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    Future of yachts

    The op referred to the lead theme in the latest issue of Yachting World, which suggests multihulls are the future for long distance blue water sailing and inludes a 30 page section of mini reviws of medium to large cats and one tri. With the possible exception of two or three of those reviewed...
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    MOB volvooceanrace

    More bad news from VOR https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/27/british-yachtsman-missing-sea-falling-overboard-volvo-ocean/
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