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Featured this week:

Kinsale Coffee Table
Creating Bespoke furniture in the form of chart tables. Latitude Kinsale combines its creative talent, embedding a 3D chart under glass in a truly unique piece putting your own personal stamp on a piece of fine furniture that could remain with your family and heirs for generations.

It's not just for dry land either! Latitude Kinsale can design a table that will integrate seamlessly into your boats interior. Throw in embedded surround lighting and you will add a serious "wow" factor that will set your interior apart from the rest.

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The J Class
The definitive history of this most beautiful and majestic of all sailing classses.

58 line drawings and sail plans. Numerous unpublished photographs. Bi-lingual English/French textAuthored by Francois Chevalier and Jacques Taglang. Contributions from Olin J. Stephens Jr., Elizabeth Meyer, Llewellyn Holland and John Lammert van Buren. Never seen details of the 1st 'J' KatouraPlans of Velsheda. 5 Model plans of Ranger.

'J Class' includes a Slip Case and a Folio of specially commissioned Water Colours and Monochrome PrintsPrints depict classical yachting scenes of the 'J' in England, Scotland & America.

Each print is 17"x12", 430mm x 303mm)4 Black and White with 4 Water

Colour Prints by Colin Baxter

Available from Yachting Heritage: yachtingheritage.com/english/products/jclass.asp

Seahorse Magazine
Simply the Best.

"In the yacht racing business Seahorse is regarded as the foremost authority - for me it is both essential and enjoyable reading." -- Sir Chay Blyth CBE

"It's a must read for anyone who cares about their sport." -- Dennis Conner

"If you are into reading about sailing, Seahorse is simply the best." -- Paul Cayard

If you haven't subscribed to Seahorse already we're keen to help you attend to that! - Please use the following promotional link and enjoy the hefty Scuttlebutt Europe discount... and it gets even better for 2 and 3 year subscriptions...

www.seahorse.co.uk/shop/subs

UK-Halsey Rules Quiz
The UK-Halsey Rules Quiz animations have been called the best way to learn the rules, and the videos of the rules being explained make the learning process that much easier. We have already posted seven videos which cover: the importance of the definitions, the definition of when you are racing and when the rules and penalties apply, definition of being on a tack, definition of proper course, the definition of finishing and much more. The videos are only available as part of the Rules Quiz program and we will continue to post videos throughout the year.

The answers to all the quizzes were re-written for the rules changes by Rob Overton, who has been a member of the US Sailing Racing Rules Committee since 1993. Rob was one of five international rule writers who drafted the new Section C rules that took effect on January 1, 2009.

See the Rules Quiz page at www.ukhalsey.com/RulesQuiz/quiz_list.asp

You can buy the Quiz program for $55 or $100 for the program plus two of the best books written on the 2009-2012 Racing Rules - Understanding the Rules by Dave Perry and The Rules in Practice by Bryan Willis. Both are reviewed in our Rules Blog.

www.ukhalsey.com/store/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=4

"Le Yacht" The French Maritime Newspaper - 1878-1968
An extremely rare collection now available again

In association with the "Atelier du Patrimoine" we are pleased to announce a limited edition of the newspaper "Le Yacht", France's first yachting publication. Practically impossible to find today, this publication is now available again thanks to the support and interest of the Musée de la Marine (French Naval Museum) in this project.

From 1878 to 1968, "Le Yacht" was the weekly magazine for all those who worked at sea: merchant navy vessels, warships, fishing boats, motor boats, sailing boats, steamships, all the history of boats and shipping. You can access thousands of documents: plans, boat designs, yachting fittings and interiors, rigging, boat building, repairs, photographs, race rules, class rules, cruise stories, shipping movements, club and association events, aviation, commercial and fishing vessels, bibliography, shipping companies, America's Cup, French Cup, exhibitions, museums, nautical instruments, machines and steam boilers, engines, navigation, lighthouses, buoys, racing, American, British, German, Spanish, Italian and French yachting.

This new edition in A4 format on 70g paper is available in two bindings: soft binding with matt finish or hard cover in cloth publisher binding. Each month a new volume will be published corresponding to a whole year's works. A CD summarizing the year with index and word search will be offered every 12 months.

Available now for the unbeatable price of 44 Euros a month plus shipping.

See more at yachtingheritage.com