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Wildwind: reaching in Vassiliki Bay cross-shore
Read more: Wildwind: reaching in Vassiliki Bay cross-shoreWhat we came for: Reaching a Hobie 16 in Vassiliki Bay cross-shore, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Reaching a Hobie 16 in Vassiliki Bay cross-shore, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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Mildwind week 1
Read more: Mildwind week 1Wildwind 31, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. This Hobie Fox with me at the helm is beam reaching with spinnaker, chasing down a Laser Vago, and without trapezing too. This should not be possible — beam reaching with spinnaker…
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The weather is a cruel mistress
Read more: The weather is a cruel mistressVassiliki Bay Panorama, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Too little wind this morning and a storm this afternoon, so we took a stroll, discovering this magnificent grasshopper (cricket?). Grasshopper, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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Cameron: Giving power back to the people
Read more: Cameron: Giving power back to the peopleVia The Conservative Party | News | Speeches | David Cameron: Giving power back to the people: The British state has developed over centuries into a powerful entity charged with delivering important goals. To protect its citizens from…
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British banks highly vulnerable to future shocks, Bank of England warns – Telegraph
Read more: British banks highly vulnerable to future shocks, Bank of England warns – TelegraphVia British banks highly vulnerable to future shocks, Bank of England warns – Telegraph: Britain’s banks remain over-indebted, highly vulnerable and harbour growing funding gaps which leave them susceptible to future shocks, the Bank of England has said. ……
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Wildwind photos
Read more: Wildwind photosPhotos from Wildwind, 21 Jun – 5 Jul may be found here.
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Road pricing killed off by Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis – Telegraph
Read more: Road pricing killed off by Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis – TelegraphPlans to impose pay as you drive charges on every motorist in the country have been killed off by Lord Adonis, the new Transport Secretary. The proposals, which would have seen drivers paying up to £1.30 a mile…
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Mervyn King warns that spending cuts and tax rises are needed – Telegraph
Read more: Mervyn King warns that spending cuts and tax rises are needed – TelegraphSpeaking to the Treasury Committee of MPs, Mr King dealt a serious blow to Mr Brown’s political strategy of casting the next election as a choice between “Tory cuts” and “Labour investment.” In the Budget in April, Alistair…
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Wildwind day 2
Read more: Wildwind day 2Good breeze this morning and another good sail in the Fox. Still no heroic photos: maybe tomorrow. Wildwind 135, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.