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Spider T trip to promote awareness of the work of the Sailors Childrens Society

Early morning on the Hartlepool to Blyth leg – photo: Chris Horan Restored Humber sloop Spider T is to embark on a trip up the North-East coast with the aim of promoting awareness of the Sailors Childrens Society, which looks after … Continue reading

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Spider T training days

     Photos by Dave and Leslie Everatt (there are more at the bottom of this post) Mal Nicholson is running training days for folks interested in learning how to sail the Humber sloop Spider T. Sailing working craft of her type … Continue reading

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Tom Fort explores the River Trent in a punt – and Spider T

Writer Tom Fort’s programme River of Dreams exploring the history of the River Trent, and descending the River Trent from Stoke on Trent to the Humber Estuary in a paddled and rowed punt, on foot, and on board the Humber … Continue reading

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