White Horse Cruising Club

For tales of Sailing and the Sea

Based in the Vale of the White Horse in Oxfordshire

Next activity - Portsmouth Dockyard trip Friday 20th August Details

* * * Yachts for Sale - click here for more details * * *

 

LATEST NEWS

 
Pirates of the River Thames ?

John Magraw had a skirmish with some local pirates recently. The case has now been referred to the Crown Court.

Read the full story

Save the Chandlers

Click the link above to review the current situation for the Chandlers in Somalia.

Download some sailing items of interest to your computer or MP3 player click here for the Furled Sails podcasts or here for Yacht Cruising video items.  
LIVE ship movements (AIS) data now available here - the page auto refreshes and you can zoom in to any area. Try both images (go to different AIS sites)
Southampton Water and Solent Ship movements

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Keen navigator or trendy content for a tattoo?

Live Sailing news tickertape - click on a story to find out more . . .(May need Internet Explorer)

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Haven't got the right size chart? Try these links (click on the images) for fully zoomable (to full resolution) chartlets. Lots of other information on these excellent sites.

In addition if you intend sailing the East Coast don't forget to download the latest shifting sands chartlets here.

  
 

New System for the Disposal of Time Expired Pyrotechnics from the MCA

see also the latest Notices to Mariners here

  

 

Yachting Monthly has Libby Purves'

and Tom Cunliffe's columns in MP3 format.

  
 

Read 'All at Sea' on line 

Click on the logo                                    Two recent observations on 
                                                                  Marine Insurance matters. 
More details
  
 

Have you tried Google Earth yet? As sailors and navigators it is an extremely useful resource. Great for checking the pilotage and approaches of a new port or secluded anchorage. It now has wave height buoy data! Download it here. (Better with broadband). 'Streetview' covers most of the UK streets and roads.

 

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Monitor your favourite RNLI stations from your PC.

Click on the picture to download

the Pager software. Now also available for your mobile.

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Click on the picture to update yourself on the latest VHF developments.
Try this link for pretty good quality sailing video news items.

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Please contribute material to expand the website and make it more interesting.

We particularly need sailing pictures (from your last cruise?), anecdotes, confessions etc.

If you find any interesting links on the internet which other members may also find interesting please send them to peter.bradley2@btconnect.com and I'll include them.

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  This webpage was updated on 24 June, 2010
 
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