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Katy Stickland chooses 25 modern cruising sailors who have inspired others to throw off the bowlines and explore by sail
Like many of us, Thom D’Arcy dreamed of sailing over the horizon. He has now completed a
circumnavigation of the world aboard his Vancouver 28. Credit: Thom D Arcy
When you think of sailing heroes you automatically think of those skippers who achieved ‘firsts’.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sir Francis Chichester, Dame Naomi James and Bernard Moitessier, to name just a few, would all feature on such a list.
But I decided to focus on the sailors who are actively cruising, and whose writing and vlogging over the last two decades have quietly inspired sailors to plan and set sail on their own adventures, even if it was only for a short cruise from their home port or harbour.
Two housing developments in Broadstairs given the green light despite objections
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Updated: 09:55, 23 December 2020
A controversial housing development at a site once occupied by a historic manor designed by a renowned architect has been given the go ahead.
The contemporary apartment complex, where North Foreland Manor in Broadstairs once stood, will have 34 two-bed flats across five buildings, part three and part four-storeys high, with underground parking.
The development will include five buildings on the clifftop plot in North Foreland Road in Broadstairs. Picture: Sunningdale/Hume
The site was once occupied by a large house, designed in the 1920s by architect Edgar Radgar, who lived there and was celebrated in his profession with a lifetime honour from the Royal Institute of British Architects.