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Seasoned navigator, seaman and marine journalist Dag Pike, who wrote for MBY on many occasions, has passed away, aged 88.
With over 65 years experience in ships, sail and power boats and the author of more than 40 nautical books, Dag Pike was one of the most respected seaman in the UK.
He was perhaps best known for his record breaking Atlantic crossing with Sir Richard Branson and Sir Chay Blyth on
Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1986.
It beat the previous trans-Atlantic speed record of 3 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, which was set in 1952 by the American passenger liner
United States.
Dag was the navigator onboard the successful 1986 attempt and was involved in the failed 1985 attempt, which saw
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Seasoned navigator, seaman and marine journalist Dag Pike, who wrote for Yachting Monthly for decades, has passed away, aged 88
Legendary navigator and seaman Dag Pike has passed away, aged 88
With over 65 years experience in ships, sail and power boats and the author of more than 40 nautical books, Dag Pike was one of the most respected seaman in the UK.
He was perhaps best known for his record breaking Atlantic crossing with Sir Richard Branson and Sir Chay Blyth on
Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1986.
It beat the previous trans-Atlantic speed record of 3 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, which was set in 1952 by the American passenger liner
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Tributes have been paid to sailor, journalist and sailing instructor John Goode, who has died after a short illness
John Goode was renowned for his plain language teaching methods, particularly in navigation and pilotage. Credit: John Goode Credit: John Goode
John Goode, who helped train thousands of sailors through his Southern Sailing School and enlightened many more through his books and articles on seamanship and pilotage, has died aged 71 following a short illness.
Surveyor and Yachting Monthly expert Ben Sutcliffe-Davies, who was close friends with John for 45 years, said his death was ‘an incredible loss to the whole of the sailing world’, describing John as an ‘absolute gent and legend’.