When the boom breaks in a gale off Biscay, Sarah Button ponders the wisdom of ....
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Wighter lightning
America's Cup hopeful Peter Harrison loans Farr 52 to Paralympians for Round the Island Race
Sail of the centuries
Bronze Age boat sported a sail
Skandia bring BPA on board
andia is expanding its Set Sail portfolio of sailing sponsorships by supporting the British Paralympic Association with particular focus on their participation in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.
Plastic beaches
Boffins find plastic in barnacles, crabs and worms
Timeless bomb
The chances of a massive explosion from a wreck full of unexploded bombs is 'remote' says the Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Trained observers
The National Maritime Museum is raising cash to replace its planetarium
Classics prepare for Round the Island Race
Cutting a dash on the startline with their more hi-tech sisters, two fine old ladies of the sea will join this year's Round the Island Race.
Lifeboat rescue
Passerby spots boat which capsized in light south-easterly winds
London welcomes Challenge fleet
Cheers rang out this morning as the fleet of Global Challenge race yachts passed up the Thames and under Tower Bridge