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Designing the new orthodoxy - A wise and radical man: Mike Jackson

Designing the new orthodoxy - A wise and radical man: Mike Jackson
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'Simply the Best' - the history of the 5o5 class by Dougal Henshall

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'Simply the Best' - the history of the 5o5 class by Dougal Henshall

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Jack Knights - Sailor, Innovator, Journalist, and a Witty Wise Man

Jack Knights - Sailor, Innovator, Journalist, and a Witty Wise Man
by Dougal Henshall 7 Jan 11:06 GMT
Jack Knights Scans the Racing Scene - a column in Y&Y magazine during the 50s and 60s © Yachts & Yachting
As the UK struggles with the double whammy of a run of weather that is cold and stormy enough to keep us indoors (where we have to be anyway courtesy of the latest restrictions) it is hardly a surprise that stories in the sailing media are dominated by events happening down in the southern hemisphere.
Firstly, there are the near-daily dramas coming out of the roaring forties where the Vendée Globe fleet are taking the big left turn to head back northwards for the Atlantic - and home. ....

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The winningest Wise Man - Charles Currey

(L-R) Austin Farrar, Charles Currey, Bruce Banks, Keith Shackleton © Austin Farrar Collection / D Chivers
This next instalment in the Wise Men series of articles will be something of a departure from the norm. Up until now, with the exception of Jon Turner, the wise men that have been featured have all been innovators who sailed, whereas Charles Currey was an incredible sailor, who at the same time was also a clever and insightful innovator.
This though is far more than just a question of semantics, for that distinction of being first and foremost one of the best sailors in a generation that was so rich in talent is a ringing endorsement of our subject, Charles Currey. ....

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