The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.

LANGUAGE Mark Chew LANGUAGE Mark Chew

Talking Boats

The language of work provides a vocabulary which often spills outside the narrow confines of an industry. Nowhere is this more true than in fishing. The coble fishermen of Flamborough on the Yorkshire coast and the deep-sea trawlermen of Hull have provided names for sea and land alike.

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FILM Mark Chew FILM Mark Chew

The Playwright & the Bishop

Just as interesting were the men, studied at leisure, compelling admiring wonder at the monastic trade of their choice. Principal Keeper George Williams, filling out his log with an old-fashioned dip-pen and inkwell, listening to ‘pop’ in bed. Assistant Keeper Roger Simmons, a romantic, still thrilled at tending a light seen by generations of mariners, and listening to changing voices in the sea

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Sal Balharrie Sal Balharrie

A National Secret for Falling Asleep

WARNING : Do not watch this video while driving. Just as there are those who prefer wood over plastic, humans can be further divided into good sleeps and poor sleepers. This article is for the later.

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