ALL AT SEA | AUGUST 2010 | news@allatsea.co.uk
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NEWS IN BRIEF Ellen’s last decade SAILING legend Ellen MacArthur tells the story of her hugely eventful last ten years in her new book Full Circle. She tells of the trials of fame, her frustrations in missing the record for the West-East transatlantic crossing by just 75 minutes in 2004; the triumph of her record-breaking, nonstop solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2004–5, and the fateful trip to South Georgia after which she decided to leave competitive sailing for ever. Full Circle is published by Michael Joseph on 2 September, price £20.
Beacons greet Tall Ships BEACONS warned of the approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and they will flare up again to welcome the Tall Ships to the North East of England. Hartlepool is expecting up to one million visitors between 7-10 August when around 70 Tall Ships sail into town from Kristiansand in Norway on the second and final leg of the Races. Five Tees Valley councils have teamed up to organise an Olympic torch type event which will see a Tall Ships flame passed through the local authority areas. The Tall Ships’ Races are an internationally acclaimed annual
competition organised by Sail Training International and held every summer in European waters. Each year between 70 and 100 vessels from 15-20 countries, crewed by some 5,000 to 6,000 young people from more than 30 countries take part. The ships are of different sizes and different speeds but they must be in port at Hartlepool Quays by 12 noon on Saturday 7 August. On Tuesday 10 August will bid farewell to the ships as they parade out of Hartlepool Quays, along the coast to their next destination. www.hartlepooltallships2010.com
Yacht in near miss
Italian connection PSP, which provides worldwide boat transportation, freight forwarding, courier and packing services, has joined forces with leading shipping agency West Med which will become PSP’s arm in Italy. West Med is allied to one of the leading marine logistics companies in Italy, SGM Container Agencies - Euromar group and also operates as a shipbroker, project forwarder and bulk liquid logistics company. For details, visit www.psp-logistics.com
A NEAR collision between a yacht and a 730-ton cruise ship was caught on video in Watchet Harbour, Somerset and broadcast on TV news. Yachtsman Gerry Lowe, filming the arrival of the 61-metre Balmoral with 500 passengers on a Bristol Channel cruise also captured the yacht leaving the nearby marina cutting across the path of the Balmoral which was entering the harbour’s narrow entrance. Gerry Lowe said: “The yacht
missed the ship by a few yards. I was quite horrified. Only the quick thinking of the Balmoral helmsman prevented a head-on collision.” Balmoral captain Ted Davies said: “It was a very close call. The yacht disappeared under the bow. If we’d hit, we would certainly have rolled him over.” “The yacht just carried on nonchalantly.” The MCA and Watchet harbour authority are investigating.
Photo: Hartlepool Borough Council
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