The £1 Folkboat

2020-11-06T11:24:35+00:00August 17th, 2018|Features, Maintenance|

Jasper Troje Tuck, crew on the commercial sailing lugger Grayhound, writes for CS about taking ownership of a 1960s wooden Folkboat, and getting her ready for a first sail... plus giving her some "legs" Vie is an East German Folkboat, built in 1963. The hull construction is carvel strip planked mahogany on oak, fastened with [...]

Trading under sail – CS14

2019-07-29T17:23:57+01:00February 16th, 2017|Life Afloat|

Marcus and Freya Pomeroy-Rowden explain how they built their 18th century replica three masted lugger Grayhound and for the last two seasons have been trading under sail, taking goods across the Channel and beyond... The goods have the cachet of having a very low carbon footprint but the couple explain that some of the wine [...]

Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 14 – February-March 2017

2023-07-18T21:02:58+01:00February 16th, 2017|Previous_editions|

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 from our online SHOP: CLICK HERE This 100-page e-Magazine is just over 40mb in size. The photos and artwork are [...]

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