Category Archives: Cruising

English Raid Three

English Raid Three (ER3) which is the latest venture of Penny Davies is a title which would have been applicable to her Caledonian Canal epic last year. But theĀ  ER3 which three GSC DB are tackling (Hazy Daze with Harriet, … Continue reading

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How to install a dayboat mooring

Hi I have a YW dayboat in Croatia and now have permission to put in a mooring here for my boat. I’ve had a look online and there is a lot of conflicting advice, although this may be due to … Continue reading

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Havengore Epic Cruise from Crouch to Thames

In July 2010 Jane Trowell and James Marriott sailed their smooth hulled DB 588 (with borrowed sails), Isis, from the Crouch and Roach rivers through the Havengore Gap into the uncertain waters of the Thames. Their descriptive account can be … Continue reading

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Caledonian Canal cruise

Message from Penny Davies of Gravesend SC Hi all, lunatics from Gravesend SC led by Penny, are planning a DB cruise along the Caledonian canal, starting aprox 22nd July 2011. We are intending to tow the boats to the western … Continue reading

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Epic DB 1971 cruise

In 1971 David Clifford set out from Oldbury on Severn to sail around Lands End. Here is his account

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