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5 Maritime Professions Using Admiralty Charts

As an enduring tool of the maritime industry, nautical charts have changed dramatically over the centuries, going from disastrously unreliable to digitally accurate. Throughout this extended tenure they've served countless ocean-bound folk, from the pioneering

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Top 7 Classic Sailors Superstitions

Seafarers have, throughout history, always been an easily spooked bunch. Whilst we can acknowledge that sailing is inherently risky, and appreciate that a lot of famous accidents and incidents were down to luck (both good and bad...), even we're astounded

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History of Sailing Instruments: Then & Now

The trade tools of an experienced sailor have an almost otherworldly appearance about them, at least to those who've never navigated on the water. Yet as complicated as a sextant, speed-time-distance calculator or divider may look to the uninitiated, even

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Guide to Buying a Second Hand Boat

A few weeks back we put our 2015 New Boat Guide, to help who decided their resolution would be looking for an all new personal watercraft. There was one paragraph in that post however that really should be it's own how-to guide, since so many people go about

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