Classic Sailor Magazine Archive
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Read all our back issues!
All our back issues are now digitised and can be downloaded (for a modest sum) from our online Shop. They were free on issuu for a while but the site became commercial and we couldn't [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine – Online
Classic Sailor is an online magazine for all who love boats and boating and publishes news and features covering seamanship in seaworthy boats: GRP, wood and other materials. Ours is a broad approach aimed at [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 18 – October-November 2017
In the 1926 drawing room play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale, Maria, a wealthy widow, invites her long-time dinner companion Richard to spend a month at her house in Scotland. If she still likes him after [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 17 – August September 2017
Two of our main news stories this month are the Cheeki Rafiki Trial and the sale of the International Sailing Craft Association boats by auction. Leading features are the overnight endurance race that is the [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 16 – June-July 2017
We have some great stories this month. Our coverline: Boats on a budget reflects the amazing bargains that can be snapped up at present - particularly some of the superb seaworthy glassfibre classics from the [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 15 – April-May 2017
75 Years of the Folkboat – the world's most popular and versatile pocket cruiser ever. Latter day Vikings cross the Atlantic in a Long Ship. Jumping off the Tall Ship Eye of the Wind, to [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 14 – February-March 2017
Eco Trading under sail, Nelson's seamanship Sea Therapy for military veterans The artist Wm Wyllie's sailing life and boats The paper magazine sold out but... A digital version of this magazine can be downloaded instantly [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 13 – December 2016 – January 2017
Our December-January issue – some great winter reading. Containing a broad range of contents, from cruising an Achilles 24 through the Caledonian Canal and up the west coast of Scotland to a comprehensive review of [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 12 – October-November 2016
Our October November issue – Man on a Mission. Dave Selby is a man after our own heart. His mission is to get more people sailing by showing them boats and sailing need not cost [...]
Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 11 – August-September 2016
Our August September issue – Bargain Boats. Uncertainty in any market is a boon to the buyer and with as much as we have right now there has probably never been a better time to [...]