The Power of Sail: Part 3
The Golden Age of Sail
The Golden Age of Sail (17th to the mid-19th centuries) ...
The Power of Sail: Part 2
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The Power of Sail – Part 1
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A very brief history of: Marine foils
It’s tempting to think hydrofoils (like the ones in the America’s Cup and Sail G...
Personal Water Craft (‘jetskis’)
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A brief history of: Distress calls
The standard maritime distress signals we use today are universally applied and ...
Strange little flags…
Today burgees are now widely used by yacht clubs, senior club officers, sailing ...
GPS – How did we get here?
The Global Positioning System we know today, which powers all of our marine navi...