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UK instrument company denies satanic software claims
Customers advised to reset their logs
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Oceanographer highlights limitations to power source
Dinghy park devastation at East Lothian YC
Appeal for help from club members
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PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections April 2010
Download free pdf of corrections
Skipper fined £20,000 for TSS violation
More than 25 miles 'wrong way' through Dover Straits
Frenchmen jailed for smuggling illegal immigrants on yacht
Skipper declares: 'I took no money from them'
‘Budget a mixed blessing’ – BMF
BMF's views on 2010 Budget and its implications
Keep on top of the oiling
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Model yacht tell-tales
Tips for quicker model yacht racing!
Cowes to host festival of Dragon sailing
Five different keelboat class events
Don’t damage your sails when you wash them
Follow these tips to extend the life of your sails
Plastic bottle boat sets sail across the Pacific
San Francisco to Sydney
Seizing Shackles Safely
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