The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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WOMEN ON WATER, ADVENTURE Sal Balharrie WOMEN ON WATER, ADVENTURE Sal Balharrie

The Nearest thing to Heaven

“I have always been a bit eccentric and done my own thing. My mother thought it would ruin my skin and make me unladylike, which it did, and I wasn’t encouraged. So that for me was a great challenge, I did it in spite of everybody.” From teaching sailing during WW2, to commissioning her own boats and founding a magazine - Sheila’s story remains an inspiration.

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RACING, ADVENTURE Charlie Salter RACING, ADVENTURE Charlie Salter

Decades of Design

By 1963 things were getting professional with the CYCA getting graphic artists on board. The winner was still there on the cover but groovy fonts and relaxed super-graphics were in vogue. By 1967 the “Opera House Effect” was in play.

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