LYME REGIS to PARIS
Departure Tuesday 9 June 1900hrs BST Cherbourg 144° 80′. 20 hours Allons-y!!😎
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LRSC Players latest production
The Lyme Regis Sailing Club’s latest theatrical outing was a gleeful romp that leaned more toward slapstick than sonnets. Delivered with gusto and plenty of laughter, it was cheerfully chaotic and proudly unpolished.
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Sailing the ARC+ 2025 By Simon Ransome-Williams
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) started in 1986, conceived by Jimmy Cornell to provide a fun, safe, and social way for cruising sailors to cross the Atlantic with the first fleet leaving Las Palmas for Barbados.
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Richard Salt’s Brittany Cruise
Back in 2001 I undertook a family sailing trip to the South Coast of Brittany lasting about 5 weeks and on my return I wrote quite a detailed account of where we visited and what we encountered. The trip included Falmouth, Penzance, Morgat, Loctudy, Concarneau, Ile de Groix,Vannes, The Morbihan, Ile de Houat, Belle Ile,
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Medina 20 National Championship Video
Medina National Championships at East Lothian Yacht Club. July 2023
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THEY NEVER GOT TO THE EXE!
The wildly-hyped but grossly under-subscribed Exe cruise eventually got severely pruned and only got as far as Beer, and several days late to boot. On arrival the swell, so deceptively gentle offshore, made getting ashore in tiny inflatables the inevitable surfing experience. Not least for dear Hugh Duncan who got very wet going into the beach (thanks again
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It’s Not Over Yet!
I finally collected my replacement autohelm at Brest (see pic)and set off for Camaret. Going through the narrows at a hot 7 knots my Genoa started doing the Can Can, then the Shoogle, then crumpled to her knees and fell into the sea! The halyard had broken. I soon had her back on board, with
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Heaven’s Gate
The most expensive film flop ever but a beautiful movie. Due to a technical hitch I left you spellbound as I battled the storms on the Isle de Batz. Well I bent the kedge(see pic) but surged on through the Chanel de Four and Raz de Sein (Heaven’s Gate)… But wait….Just off L’AberWrach a hole
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Cruiser launch dates – Confirmation
Hey Cruisies Just a quick confirmation of launch dates as there seems to be some confusion. Lifting Keels launch date is Monday 27th March 2023, 9am kick off. This ties in with a favourable tide for launching from the boat ramp, and agreed with harbour master. Bilge Keels launch date is Saturday 1st April 2023,
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