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PRACTICAL

A high-speed tender

■ The fastest fl ubber in the west?

Plus

■ Understanding metal fatigue

■ Gas safety on board

■ Fitting a folding prop

■ Car engine as boat spare, part

two – renovation and reassembly

TESTED

Cordless drills

■ An essential tool for any boat

owner – but which to choose?

Pulse compression radar

■ Does it live up to the claims of sharp

imagery and easy Wi-Fi connectivity?

BOATS

Allures 45, Exploration 45

■ Two very different, French-built,

aluminium-hulled cruising yachts

31-33ft cruisers

■ Some groundbreaking early

GRP designs

SEAMANSHIP

Modern navigation

■ Get the best from digital and paper

The Bermudan rig

■ Everything you need to know

CRUISING

The Hebridean triangle

■ A bracing week-long charter

sail in the Hebrides

Torquay

■ What to see and do if you’re

sailing into the ‘English Riviera’

MAY ISSUE ON SALE

THURSDAY, MARCH 24

■ Jimmy Green Marine

Tel: 01297 20744

http://www.jimmygreen.co.uk

EAST

RRP £8.

ONLINE PRICE £5.60 EACH

RRP £163.

OFFER PRICE £99.

■ Gael Force

Tel: 01463 229422

http://www.gaelforcegroup.com

■ Force 4

Tel: 0845 130 0710

http://www.force4.co.uk

SRP: £99.95, OFFER PRICE

£59.95 – SAVE 40%

MCA

SCOTLAND

VILLAGE FACILITIES BOOST
Loch Harport, on the west side of the
Isle of Skye, has provided a safe haven
for seafarers for centuries, but until
recently there have been precious
few facilities for visiting boats. Thanks
to the efforts of a local community
company, the village of Carbost now
offers berthing alongside the renovated
pier, visitor moorings and, by summer
2016, overnight pontoon berths. A new
building housing toilets and showers
will also be completed this summer.
For seafarers arriving by road, a
new slipway allows launching and
recovery of boats at all but low water
Springs, and ample parking for
towing vehicles and trailers. Carbost
boasts a shop, post offi ce, waterfront

inn and a local seafood takeaway. It is

also home to the Talisker distillery,

which welcomes visitors throughout

the year.

Contact: [email protected]

or visit http://www.facebook.com/

CarbostPierLtd.

NORTH-EAST

WORLD’S LARGEST

OFFSHORE WIND FARM

DONG Energy has confi rmed it will

build the giant Hornsea Project One

offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire

coast after taking a fi nal investment

decision. With a capacity of 1.

gigawatts (GW), Hornsea Project One

is capable of powering more than a

million UK homes and will be the

world’s largest offshore wind farm. It

will be located 120km off the

Yorkshire coast, spanning an area

of approximately 407km^2 , with up

to 240 turbines, each 190m tall.

Siemens, which has a factory

in Hull, has been named the

preferred supplier for the seven

megawatt (MW) turbines. A

£25million contract has also been

awarded to UK infrastructure

company Balfour Beatty for the

construction of the onshore

substation. Hornsea Project

One is expected to be fully

commissioned in 2020.

SOUTH-EAST

FUTURE NAVIGATION

The General Lighthouse Authorities

(GLAs) of the UK and Ireland are

holding an event to explore the mix

of technologies for future maritime

navigation in 2030 and beyond, and

identify potential complements to

Global Navigation Satellite Systems

(GNSS). The event, at Trinity House,

London, will run from 10am-5pm on

2 March and will be held jointly with

the Knowledge Transfer Network and

the Royal Institute of Navigation.

Presenters will include mariners, ship

operators, navigation specialists and

technology providers, and delegates

will have the opportunity to network

and participate in a Q&A session.

The event is free, but delegates must

register in advance at http://www.eventbrite.

co.uk/e/innovation-in-maritime-

navigation-tickets-20751532392.

INLAND

HUNGERFORD MARINA

PLANS APPROVED

Plans for a 120-berth marina in

Hungerford have been approved. The

marina will cover an 11-acre site with

anti-slip, recycled plastic jetties with

water, electricity and Wi-Fi to each

berth. Shoreside facilities will include

an amenities building with a reception

area, toilets, showers and laundry

facilities, a café restaurant and three

residential fl ats.

WHALE DEATHS

The UK Coastguard responded

when six sperm whales were

washed up and died along the East

Coast of England within a fortnight.

A bull sperm whale and a female

sperm whale beached themselves

on Hunstanton Beach, Norfolk

on 22 January and 4 February

respectively, while three whales

were found dead on a beach

near Skegness, Lincolnshire and

another whale was washed up

near Wainfl eet, Lincolnshire on

25 January. They are all believed to

be from the same pod. A seventh

whale was reported in diffi culty

in shallow water off the coast of

Mundesley, Norfolk on 9 February.

The search was stood down when

it was later spotted moving back

out to deeper water with the tide.

UNCHARTED WRECK

The uncharted wreck of a First

World War German submarine has

been offi cially identifi ed three years

after being discovered off the coast

of Norfolk and Suffolk. Survey

teams from ScottishPower

Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall

spotted the wreck in September

2012 while seabed scanning for

wind farm development projects.

On 21 January, the wreck was

offi cially identifi ed as submarine

U-31, which left for patrol on 13

January 1915, never to return. The

wreck is roughly 90km offshore, but

sits on the seabed at a depth of only

30m. As an offi cial military maritime

grave, U-31 will remain in its fi nal

resting place: plans for any wind

farm development will be progressed

ensuring no disturbance to the area.

HEMPEL TIGER XTRA

2.5LT ANTIFOULING

PAINT

Self-polishing,

erodible. Can be

applied in one coat,

suitable for all

substrates except

aluminium. Colours:

Grey, Dark Blue, Souvenirs Blue,

True Blue, Black, Red, White.

JABSCO MARINE

TOILET

Compact

model with

Twist ‘n’ Lock

function – an

action handle which

seals down the

toilet seat and

protects against syphonic

fl ooding and waste backfl ow.

Two dead whales washed up on the beach near Skegness

WEBBING SOFT

SHACKLES

An ideal alternative to

traditional stainless steel

shackles where the deck

fi tting or toerail is an awkward

shape or size. 25mm polyester

2,000kg safety line webbing.

Twist in loop at one end creates natural

‘cow hitch’ fi nish. Available in blue,

black, red or yellow.