Tag Archives: Magnus Magnusson

Sensuous and mental joys

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

It’s pleasing to hear about yacht designer, surveyor, sailmaker, yachtsman, paragon of octogenarian health and prolific author of really useful yachting books, Ian Nicolson, rubbing shoulders with fellow media and literary ‘heavyweights’, Sally Magnusson, James Robertson and Kirsty Wark, at … Continue reading →

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Summer of ’68 – The Tobermory Race

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

This is not a classic yacht race. In the late 1960s, the elegant, bespoke, mostly locally designed and built yachts seen in the beautifully planned, filmed and paced documentary below were the norm on the Firth of Clyde and West … Continue reading →

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