If you missed your copy of CS at the London Boat Show then it is in the shops now!
And just look how much goes into this magazine! No wonder it’s becoming a firm favourite with sailors, boaters and fans of boating generally. Our major features are below in bold type.
Here are the contents of February in their order through the magazine:
Editorial: What kinds of boats would a classic sailor sail? The ed muses…
Golden Globe goes again: 50 years after the original round-the-world race won by Robin Knox-Johnston, it’s to be rerun, using period boats and equipment.
Around the yards: Launch of a Carriacou sloop, find a Morecambe Bay prawner in Cardiff, meet the new owner of a Broads boatyard, and more…
Association news: Invitations to race with pilot cutters and on a Brixham trawler.
Classic Coast: The legacy of shipbuilding: Wivenhoe, Essex
Smylie’s boats – Tenby Luggers: only two remaining
Letters: My Seagull outboard addiction and let’s hear it for the Rival 34.
Andrew Bray: “And then the engine stopped…”
Guest column: The three most useless things on a yacht restoration.
Nardi’s nods: Swan 36, “firstborn of a highly rated family”.
CRUISE: The Veerse Meer: Sue Lewis and partner take their gaffer to the Low Countries for a Festival in Ostend and some strange racing in the Netherlands.
GRP CLASSIC: She 36: British take on a Sparkman & Stephens hull design, the She 36 was – and still is – hugely popular. Peter Poland finds out why.
IDEAL BOAT: What’s it like running a smack? They’re the hefty and fast historic east-coast fishing boats. But what does it take to own, keep and sail one?
DESIGN DIGEST: The long and short of keels: Why, if long keels are traditionally thought of as the best, are fin keels so popular? We look at the pros and cons of both types.
COVER STORY: The fine art of charter: Pick the date, pick the place, pick the boat. We help you find the best adventures, from pole to pole, pilot cutters to Broads classics.
MAN OF THE SEA: Jack London: to sea on the Snark. He wrote of adventures, and he went on one, with his own boat, his wife and the dream of following Slocum. But then it all went wrong.
Fairey’s designer: The life and work of Alan Burnard.
LIVING ABOARD: Lifeboat and Little Ship: Floating home Trimilia joined the Return to Dunkirk.
Bargebuilder to the Queen: Mark Edwards built Gloriana, and lots of more modest craft.
MARINE ART: James Dodds: wood, water and oils. The distinctive East Coast artist, currently with a major exhibition, talks to CS about his work, his origins and his inspiration.
On Watch: New Year shopping. Kit to wear, kit to fit to your boat and something to love
Off Watch: Good books… and Guy Venables encounters a rum cove.
NAVIGATION SKILLS: Tides. Why they do what they do, and using tide tables and tidal curves.
BOAT SKILLS: ferry gliding. A neat trick if you can do it… read this and you can!
SURVEYING: engine and rigging. They’re over half the value of the boat… if they’re in good condition.
RESTORATION: Mirror dinghy; time to turn it over. Part 3 of our popular course covers work on the interior.
Des Pawson’s six-knot challenge: Or is it seven? In all the excitement we’ve lost count!
Calendar and Next Month. Events for the coming month and year, and what’s in our next issue. And do remember to let us know about your events!
The last word: Artist of the Month – Ran Ortner, surfer and seascape specialist.
All for £3.95!