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SEB JOSSE QUALIFIES BT FOR THE SOLO VENDEE GLOBE
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In Brief:
- BT OPEN 60 skipper Seb Josse qualifies for the solo Vendée Globe.
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Kids have a Whale of a time in NEW Play zone
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Kids had a whale of a time this weekend at the Maritime Museum with the unveiling of our brand new Under the Sea Play Zone.
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Richard Shulman appointed Chairman for Newport Bermuda 2010
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Put June 18, 2010 on your ocean racing calendar now. That’s the date of the start of the next Newport Bermuda Race, the 47th sailing of the Thrash to the Onion Patch. And make a note that the new chairman is Richard Shulman from Barrington, Rhode Island.
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Son of World War II Hero visits Museum
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This week the Maritime Museum was delighted to welcome the son of genuine World War II hero J J Magennis.
During World War II James Joseph Magennis received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry that can be awarded to British forces, for his part in Operation Struggle. He was the only native of Northern Ireland to receive the VC for service during World War II.
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Nautical Calculation Companion
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This is part of the excellent series of very affordable practical guides to seamanship and navigation published by Wiley Nautical. Printed onto water resistant card and spiral bound. This practical companion is a concise source of information on nautical navigation. Many sailors start with kayaks and dinghies, learning how to handle craft on water, but then are reluctant to develop to larger craft and more ambitious voyages. Cost may be a factor, but a fear of nautical calculation is frequently a stronger factor. This practical companion covers all of the essential calculations in a very straightforward and supportive manner. It will do much to dispel an unnecessary fear of marine mathematics and provide a ready use aid memoir that can be hung near the cockpit or tucked into the navigation bag.
http://tinyurl.com/3ya9wq
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Notice of Race Released For 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Championship
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Tuesday 8 July 2008
The Notice of Race for the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Championship, taking place in Perth, Australia from 31 January-8 February, has been published.
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Ragtime beats old Tahiti record and its rivals
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Ragtime the wooden wonder boat added to its legend Monday when, undeterred by a disabled engine, a torn main sail and broken gooseneck, it finished the Transpacific Yacht Club’s Tahiti Race not only faster than the old record already beaten by two other boats but in strong position to claim overall victory on corrected handicap time.
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BT TEAM ELLEN UPDATE - JULY 2008
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In Brief:
- BT IMOCA 60 skipper Seb Josse qualifies for the solo Vendée Globe.
- BT Team Ellen preparing for the annual Skandia Cowes Week that will see Nick Moloney competing in the 3rd round of the European iShares Cup, Seb and Ellen competing in The Artemis Challenge, and Ellen gets the chance to drive the Extreme 40 in the class racing.
- Sign-up to receive dedicated Seb or Nick news and 'Win a chance to sail' onboard the! BT Open 60 with Skipper Seb Josse and the BT Extreme 40 with Nick Moloney.
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No sailor today should venture out on the water without some form of radio communication. Even in sheltered inland waters, emergencies can arise that require external help. The potential difficulty is that radio communications are limited by the number of channel frequencies available for all of the uses of radio. To allow an increasing number of people and organizations to use radio waves for communications, international agreement divided the radio spectrum into a number of bands, each allocated for a specific use and with national and operational allocations. The result is that the inland sailor is best served by mobile telephones and Citizen Band radio. Small pocket size UHF hand sets that use CB channels are limited to a range of less than 3 kilometres and mobile phones are limited by the land-based network coverage that extends accidentally offshore.
http://tinyurl.com/68de2n
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Passage Planning Companion
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This is part of the excellent series of very affordable practical guides to seamanship and navigation published by Wiley Nautical. Printed onto water resistant card and spiral bound. This practical companion is a concise source of information on planning a passage from storing and checking the vessel through to arrival at the intended destination.
http://tinyurl.com/5dcgz2
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