Archive for the ‘Watersports’ Category

If you have a new or used boat for sale, remember - first impressions count.

We’ve put together a handy guide to help you keep your boat in ship shape and Bristol fashion!
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By: Kathrina Scholtz
I know what you’re thinking. With a Yacht as your playground there’s only one thing to do - lie in the sun and look gorgeous (or handsome, if that happens to suit you better). But as if the lying-in-the-sun looking gorgeous option wasn’t enough, there are a few more ways for you to keep yourself entertained on your yachting holiday.
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Author: Anna Stenning

The summer months are not too far ahead, however, the weather is yet to catch up on that movement from blustering rainy winter into a warming relaxed spring. However long this takes, it still leaves many of us out of ideas on what to do for the summer holiday. You could take the ever-popular sun soaked beach holidays, or to try something new and active such as a yacht charter holiday. These days more people are becoming drawn to taking part in something interactive and fun.

Yacht charter holidays provide the best of both worlds, for people looking to relax and stay physically motivated. These are available bareboat or skippered depending on the level of experience people have with sailing holidays. Those who have had very little experience will find that sailing abroad will require plenty of knowledge and practise if you are intending on sailing on a bareboat yacht. Various courses are available for beginners to learn.
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(April 2008)
Author: Sydney Cauldon-Low

The MEN Arena in Manchester is best known as a pop and event venue hosting such acts as Kylie Minogue and the Rolling Stones and so was the unlikely venue for the World Swimming Championships held in Manchester 9-13 April 2008.
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Author: Richard Prosser

There’s no better way to spend a summer afternoon than floating along a lazy river with the sun warming your skin and a paddle in your hands-unless its spending that same afternoon dancing with the rapids and emerging victorious. Regardless of what type of sportsman you are, whether you prefer a calm afternoon on the water or a death defying experience you’ll remember for years to come, kayaking will provide you with the kind of fun that can last for a lifetime.
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