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Clipper Race - Skipper Guy Waites, on board Dare To Lead © Clipper Race If you care to venture down below deck on a state-of-the-art Clipper 70 racing yacht, follow the narrow corridor aft to either port or starboard. You will come to a small, compact area, almost at the stern, measuring approximately three metres across by two metres deep. Take a seat and you will be right in the central nervous system of the yacht - the navigation area or simply the "nav station". To the untraine...

10 ultimate bucket list trips to plan ahead Tamara Hinson © Provided by The Independent Travelling may be tricky right now, but hopefully we’ll be jetting off again in the not too abysmally distant future.  When we can, those with itchy feet may be tempted by the bucket list-topping trips they’ve been thinking about doing for years. And now is the perfect time to think about planning these as many take months or longer to put together. If you’re tempted by a once-in-a-l...

Premium Content Subscriber only There’s no denying 2020 has been a tough year, but despite challenges the positive Whitsunday spirit shone through. Here’s some of the most heartwarming stories that made headlines this year. Seniors share their secrets to long-lasting love The residents at Proserpine Nursing Home dated in the days when swiping and super-liking were not part of the vocabulary. They delivered some tips for finding love and helping it last in honour of Valentine’s Day. They ...

Yachting Monthly 0shares Mervyn Wheatley looks ahead to his sixth OSTAR, now re-scheduled to take place in 2021, and ponders the changes in sailing through his decades-long career Mervyn Wheatley had sailed 18 Atlantic crossing ahead of the 2017 OSTAR. Credit: Paul Gibbins For Mervyn Wheatley, the 2020 Original Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR) was to be his swan song, his final race. But as with much sport during the pandemic, the OSTAR, due to set off from...

Craig on the bow durin Clipper 2013-14 Race circumnavigation © Clipper Race Adventurer doesnt seem to be enough to describe 50-year-old Clipper Race Alumni Craig Forsyth. Craig, a bricklayer and former professional Rugby League player from York, UK holds the title for taking part in the most editions of the Clipper Race. Passionate about new experiences and inspiring others, the proud Yorkshireman has amassed a long list of inspiring achievements. Hes raised thousands of pounds for...

weather, and a rescue operation under way 400 miles off the california coast. and the party is just starting. from sweet 16 to the final four, now the national college basketball championship. it is finally down to the final two. hillary clinton and regional leaders are gathered in turkey right now trying to stop the killings of thousands of people just across the border in syria. the secretary of state says the syrian regime is leaving a trail of broken promises. cnns joe doughert...