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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Falmouth

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A Pretty Town, Falmouth. Cornwall.

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Rich McClear

Some sail-ins are spectacular for their natural beauty, Rio and Vancouver come to mind.  Some sail-ins have wonderous cityscapes, New York or Sydney.  Sailing across the bar into the Fal River to Falmouth is not spectacular, it is gentle, it … Continue reading A Pretty Town, Falmouth. Cornwall.

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Tides in the English Channel.

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Rich McClear

The English Channel has some of the widest tidal ranges in the world, ranging to 40 feet.  Sea farers have to have different strategies to deal with these tides. In Jersey some harbors are open to the sea and the … Continue reading Tides in the English Channel.

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