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The original proa-like Crossbow was designed for Timothy Colman by Rob Macalpine Downie and Reg White (designers of the Tornado) to...

I have found a word that describes my sailing perfectly well. “Funk”.

I started dinghy sailing at 13 yrs old, a friend had an International 14 and one Saturday we cycled to the lake, gusty wind, sailed...

I found this half-hour video fascinating, and enjoyed the pictures. Basically, it's the history of mechanical propulsion.

I got the impression that he meant marina life.

I hope they persevere; they’ve got one of my sails in for a new strip.

I had many happy weeks on hired boats on the Broads, first with family, then with student friends and later with my wife. We had lugs’l...