Tuesday, 24 February 2009

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 09/10

Now is the time to sign up for the next Clipper Round the World!

Are you up to the challenge of 35,000 miles around the oceans of the world? Instead of just seeing these guys on the news, why not consider taking part? Sink your teeth in to a real ocean race. It's the adventure of a lifetime. They are looking for people to sign up now, and the best part is, you don't need any sailing experience ! It's the only yacht race in the world where absolute beginners can take part, which is great if you are new to sailing. Clipper train everyone who takes part so that all the crew work together as a team.

If you do have some sailing knowledge, then what could be more exciting than putting yourself to the ultimate test ? You can choose to take part in a single leg of the 14 races, or the whole thing. Check out the website for sign-up details, photos and articles.

http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/take_part/sign_up

Thursday, 19 February 2009

Galaxy Zoo 2

If you are interested in astronomy, then we thought you might like to visit the second version of the wonderful Galaxy Zoo : https://galaxyzoo.org/

Galaxy Zoo 2 has just launched, and is a great way to spend time looking at our universe. Help the astrophysicists classify over 250,000 galaxies in a simple and fun way by logging on to the site and looking at endless photographs from across the universe. Some of these galaxies are really beautiful, and it is a fascinating project to take part in.

New Google Checkout Payment Option Available

We have just added another payment processing facility to our website.
We can now take payments through Google Checkout as well as PayPal. This should make it even easier to shop at our Outlet. We have used PayPal for several years on eBay and have found it fast, safe and secure, but we decided to add Google Checkout to the Roan Star Sailing Outlet so that customers have a choice.

Thursday, 5 February 2009

Favourite Gallery

The Photographers' Gallery has moved to a bigger venue, and is now at 16 - 18 Ramillies Street, London. This is great news! We love the Photographers' Gallery, it's our favourite London gallery. There are always exciting new exhibitions, and the bookshop is a treasure trove of beautiful photograpy books from across the world. The cafe serves delicious food too. It's hard to beat!

The gallery is getting ready for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2009 exhibition. This exhibition showcases the nominees for the annual prize and is undoubtedly one of the best art events of the year. It's on from the 20th of February until the 12th of April.

For more information about the gallery, please click the link below to take you to the Photographers' Gallery homepage.

http://www.photonet.org.uk/

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

February Sale on Musto Blouson Jackets!

Big Savings Ahoy at the Roan Star Sailing Outlet!

Now get an unbeatable 31% off our Musto Snug Blouson Jackets. It's unbelievable value, and we haven't seen a better Musto bargain than that anywhere on the web. Musto make their blousons every year with very little change to the style or design. Once you have one of these jackets, you'll wonder how you ever managed without one. They're an absolute classic. Perfect as a middle layer underneath your sailing jacket, and smart enough to wear onshore too. http://www.roanstarsailingoutlet.co.uk/musto-snug-blouson-jacket-11-c.asp

We also wanted to recommend that people reserve the 24th-26th of July weekend for the annual CLA gamefair. This year the fair will be held at Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Leicestershire. It is undoubtedly one of the best events of the year, and is an absolute must for all lovers of the countryside and country sports.

Save this link to your favourites http://www.gamefair.co.uk/ for the latest information on exhibitors and events at the fair as they become available.