Barnabas’ 140th Birthday: Taking Stock

I asked myself recently when sailing under reduced rig, with mizzen set as the standing lug and a tiny bit...

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Gordon Frickers: A Different Perspective

Rob McDowell There are some joys to being ‘locked down’! For me, one of them is occasionally trolling the internet...

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To Scilly on Barnabas, May 2016

The first sail of the season in Barnabas is known as a shake-down voyage. It’s a euphemism that means finding...

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The Wind in Your Sails

One of the things that most annoys people new to sailing is the apparently impenetrable mystery that surrounds the business...

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