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I was lucky enough to crew on an Outremer 55 standard on an ocean delivery. Compared to the battered old gaffers I normally schlep about on, she was a drop-dead-gorgeous rocket ship. However she could not carry any decent weight, so would be hopeless as a long term liveaboard, (assuming...

What is an 'overly wordy book' exactly? ;)

Lorient town centre.

Yes, 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', ' The Grapes of Wrath' still have the power to send a shiver down the spine.. Both best read in a camp or cave by candlelight as a cub...

Lorient is worth a butcher's, I overwintered there a couple of years ago, in the very centre of town, and the rates were low and even then they went down with a friendly chat. The monthly rates were very low, probly what you'd pay just for 240v in the Solent etc.. Free leccy, nice folk, not...

The most fascinating, exciting and thought-provoking book which has ever been written. It works on umpteen levels, from a hardcore adventure thriller story, via history, politics, dry humour and wet, philosophy, square rig, crew management, to biology and meteorology via geography...

Cheating's the way..

Conrad's 'Chance'.

Have a look at the British author John Masters, who was an army officer in India and Burma (a Ghurka regiment ) and saw extremely hardcore frontline combat in WW2, amongst other exploits, which are described in his memoirs. He has written several novels, with fictional characters but of great...

Hi Yealm, may I politely enquire why you want ships to 'see' you from 20 miles away?

What a lovely cutter and she looks quick as well.

117 years, close but no cigar. I think Rueben Frost's oyster smack 'Boadicea' would take line honours, built in 1808! (Assuming we are talking about sailing vessels in regular use on the water, not in a museum etc).

Must be the wrong type of hovercraft ;)

Sorry I can't do a link, but the philosophy is dismantled and examined by they who care.. now available as a free download, lucky us.

It's a good topic of conversation, and personally I have no particular axe to grind, nor dog in the fight. Luke Powell, who has made enormous contributions to old skool sailing, ( Eve of Saint Mawes then onwards and upwards) is trying to get a project going to make an old English cargo...