Ex Navy officer designs new type sailing craft that creates wind
Commander Guy Bagot, 67, of Old Colwyn, North Wales, reveals his Ocean Pigeon a 15 foot twin masted sailing boat. He claims its side by side mainsails and triple keel generate their own draft keeping the craft moving even in calm conditions. Trials in Wales show speed and stability as patents are filed for a likely first sailed with adjacent mainsails.
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Anzac War Memorial
Suez Canal
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Llanaudno
Colwyn Bay
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American Team Reaches Everest Peak First Time
The American Mount Everest Expedition reached the summit on May 1 making the earliest ascent of the Himalayan peak. It marks the first American ascent and follows earlier climbs by Hillary Norkay in 1953 and later Swiss and Chinese attempts.
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Everest
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Canadian manufacturing dominance in production value
The manufacturing industry accounts for 55 percent of the total value of Canadian production, signaling its central role in the economy and implying strong sectoral weight for policy and investment priorities.
Boating With Stan Davies on Motor Shaft Mismatch
Stan Davies explains how boats with big stern motors often hide a small five horsepower under the foredeck for emergencies. Problems arise when the boat’s high transom, inboard engine, or stern drive require a long shaft or outboard not compatible with a short shaft unit. A simple bracket is proposed as an affordable fix.
Building bunks and boat motor brackets for small craft
The article describes stock lumber bunks that convert to twin beds using Pattern 236 and Pattern 66 Beds to Make with Hammer and Saw, plus a boat transom bracket for mounting a small motor. It weighs the fuel savings of using a small trolling engine at 3 to 4 mph and gives general mounting guidance.
Long road to vengeance in a savings
Clay Morgan rides a bus toward Cleveland while recalling betrayal by Mildred and Warren Shelton. Framed for FHA fraud, he faces prison, divorce, and a vow of revenge. At Lakeshore Boulevard he confronts Mildred and Warren with a gun, then hurls it into the lake and finds renewed life.
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Jake
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