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Articles - Nautical Tales

A Voyage from Southampton to Sydney April - May 1975

by Published on 30th September 2020 08:48 PM

Aboard MV Shota Rustaveli Took the Boat Train from Waterloo Station, on the south bank of the Thames in London at 11:15am andarrived alongside...

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A Stitch too far?

by Published on 15th July 2020 09:29 PM

Hi All, If any of you had read my previous article, 'Judging a book by its cover' you may recall that I alluded to an incident that happened on my.....

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Ringbolting

by Published on 20th June 2020 09:30 PM

Hi All, Having been badgered incessantly by Des Taff Jenkins (once), to submit this article, I shall now do so. For those of you who are too young,....

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Judging a book by its cover.

by Published on 11th June 2020 11:57 PM

Hi All, This a story that owes its inception from a thread posted by J. Sabourn entitled 'The Police State', a varied series of over a 110 posts...

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Nine weeks at sea.

by Published on 26th May 2020 04:11 PM

Hi All, I have only been a member for five minutes, but I would like to tender this article for your perusal, I will not say entertainment. The...

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Only the Depth Varies

by Published on 1st April 2020 07:55 AM

A Tale from my Apprenticeship “When you’re an Apprentice, lad, your always in the ****, it’s only the depth that varies.” I forget which of the....

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Tale of the Seas (Continuation)

by Published on 7th January 2020 04:12 AM

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE The sea has many unseen secrets, well hidden under bottomless and unknown waters. An area with the most mysteries is the...

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Tale of the Seas (Continuation)

by Published on 7th January 2020 04:09 AM

MISSISSIPPI, NEW ORLEANS I visited New Orleans many times in 1977. Because of the Greek sailors visiting its large port at the time, there were many....

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