This long-awaited harbour on Ireland's east coast has become a popular destination for both local and visiting yachtsmen and deserves a visit, says Norman Kean.
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Greystones is a prosperous town of 10,000 people, on the coast of County Wicklow at the southern end of the commuter rail service from Dublin. It used to have a little drying harbour – basically just a pier jutting into the Irish Sea. Ten years ago, when the Celtic Tiger was roaring, a project was mooted to build a much bigger harbour, with a marina, and 340 apartments in several blocks. Needless to say this didn’t go down well with everyone, but the project got started in spite of objections and a fine new harbour was built to a high standard. But before ground was broken for the apartments, the property market collapsed, and so did the project.
Excellent shoreside facilities
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2017 من Yachting Monthly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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How to rig preventers and boom brakes
Rigging a preventer or using a boom brake is just good seamanship when sailing downwind, but doing so badly is asking for trouble, says Rachael Sprot
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Don't let Thames sewage kill off this lovely boat
Samuel Pepys mentions oysters in his diaries 68 times, but that was when they were as common as winkles along the banks of the Thames and when they were a source of cheap protein for the masses.
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I finally found the magic of the sea
I won’t be in theatres with a notebook as much as usual this month – time for some wider, wetter horizons – but may be musing, as I often do, on how rare it is for theatre to express a convincing reality about the oceans and the trade or pursuit of seafaring.
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TECHNICAL GOLDEN OLDIES
Ken Endean looks back on the boats he has owned over 50 years and explains why the hull lines of older yachts continue to offer first-class handling
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HOW IT WORKS MARKING
Many cruising yacht skippers mark very little on board their boats.
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TECHNICAL INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE
When a mysterious loss of coolant jeopardised his sailing, Andy Du Port knew the time had tome to replace his yacht’s:veteran Volvo Penta
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NEW GEAR
Dennis O’Neill rounds up the latest marine innovations, including developments in women’s sailing jackets
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MARIE TABARLY HONOURING HER FATHER
Marie Tabarly took line honours in the Ocean Globe Race, surpassing her father’s record while racing aboard his famous 73ft ketch Pen Duick VI
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HEATHER THOMAS SMASHING RECORDS
In leading her all-female crew to victory in the OGR, Heather Thomas has broken records and taken women's sailing into the stratosphere
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MAIDEN MAKES HISTORY AGAIN
Being the first all-female crew to win a round-the-world race is seismic in itself, but the diverse nationalities of the crew are just as significant for the future of sailing