Mens-Interest
Classic Boat
Tom Cunliffe Soul Starter
Another bump and the whole ship shuddered. It was now or never....
6 min |
December 2017
Classic Boat
A Poignant Wrack Protected
A century on, Dick Durham visits a German U-boat wreck in Kentish marshland
3 min |
December 2017
Classic Boat
Getting Over The Bar
What kind of cruising person have you become?
3 min |
November 2017
Classic Boat
Bosun's Bag- Practical Tips For The Tradition Boater
Son of a marine engineer and grandson of a trawlerman, MARTYN MACKRILL is Honorary Painter to the Royal Thames Yacht Club and was o†cial painter for the Royal Yacht Squadron’s bicentenary. His depictions of classic boats, from clinker rowing boats to Edwardian schooners, have made him one of the most sought-after marine artists and his work is part of major collections worldwide. He and wife Bryony sail the restored 1910 ga” cutter Nightfall (CB328).
4 min |
November 2017
Classic Boat
How To Read Lines Plans
A practised glance at the waterlines, sections and buttocks can tell us much about a yacht’s character
7 min |
November 2017
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Green Goddess
Cruising Artemis, a newly built canoe-sterned gaff sloop, off Martha’s Vineyard.
6 min |
April 2017
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Doing the Swedish Twist
Rock-hopping in a wooden Twister through an elaborate maze of anchorages.
5 min |
April 2017
Classic Boat
Lifeboat Rescued
After saving lives on the East Coast and at Dunkirk, the RNLI lifeboat Lucy Lavers needed some help herself. Two brothers stepped in…
7 min |
April 2017
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Secrets of a long life
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it or, as it were, maintain it.
3 min |
April 2017
Classic Boat
'Wind-Driven Locomotive'
That’s how The Who guitarist Pete Townshend described the Jack Laurent Giles sloop Pazienza. After a long-term refit by her current owners, has she still got the magic?
8 min |
October 2017
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David Boyd The Fairlie Years
Known for designing British 12-Metres for the America's Cup, David Boyd also made a significant contribution to the legend of William Fife III
10 min |
October 2017
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Tom Cunliffe- Days Of Yore
Oil lamps and paper charts contribute much to the atmosphere on board a traditional boat
6 min |
October 2017
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A Shed Load Of Work
The characterful yard that will restore anything – so long as it is a woodie with soul
4 min |
October 2017
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Perfect Composition
The 1937 Alden sloop Sonata was found dead in a Mallorcan forest. Just look at her now
10 min |
December 2017
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Bosun's Bag
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
December 2017
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Hamble Classics A Friendly Fleet
The second edition of the event was as successful as the first, cementing its place as a season-closer for classic boats of all shapes and sizes
3 min |
December 2017
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Racing On Thalia
Sailing en famille at Hamble Classics on an 1888 gaff cutter...with a puppy dog?
6 min |
December 2017
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Bosun's Bag
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
5 min |
August 2017
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JS Race In Bermuda
The biggest ever gathering of the class in its history and a historic return to the America’s Cup
4 min |
August 2017
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Sailing On Joshua
Bernard Moitessier’s yacht from the 1968 Golden Globe race almost perished in a Mexican hurricane. But she’s still sailing in Brittany and is coming to England next year
10 min |
August 2017
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How To Build A Boat In Japan
An ancient tradition of wooden boatbuilding is facing extinction, but one American is trying to document the craft before it disappears
8 min |
August 2017
Classic Boat
Ultimate Planing Machine
The 328 Roadster helped to make BMW famous, but a hydroplane powered by the same motor was left to gather dust in a shed for half-a-century. Until now...
5 min |
March 2017
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Flying Dutchman
She transported wartime spies, she was a royal yacht and now, owned by an Italian count, she cruises out of Italy and Menorca. Not bad for a one-time Dutch pilot schooner
10 min |
November 2017
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Yacht Stylist Martha Coolidge
I’ve come to realise I don’t actually like cruising. I much prefer racing.
2 min |
November 2017
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1963 Admiral's Cup- Team Mates Afloat
They inspired a generation of yachtsmen with a famous win in the fourth Admiral’s Cup. Today, they’re still doing what they were designed to do – race!
10+ min |
November 2017
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Sternpost- Saving No1, Hope
Clare McComb had to be yachting historian and detective to save a historic dinghy
3 min |