Location: Fal Estuary, Cornwall The Cornish Wharram ‘Hui’, was a fantastic get together of boats and people on 4-6th August. Every small Wharram design was represented from Hitia 14 to Tiki 31. Seven boats arrived, five by sea and two by road. Added to this were the four boats at Wharram head quarters, so a [...]
From BBC: Britain Afloat - A history of the British people told through six of its best loved boats A six-part documentary series for BBC Two - Saturday 30 September BBC2 Mary Ann Ochota presents the series Mary-Ann Ochota travels the waterways of Britain, discovering how boats have shaped our lives. Britain [...]
From Raymarine: One of the best ways to get the most out of any marine electronics is to update software when it becomes available. Make this a habit and you’re sure to stay on the cutting edge—all without any additional investment. For boaters and anglers using Raymarine Axiom units, the new LightHouse 3.2 operating software [...]
From British Marine: Thirty four apprentices took centre stage on Tuesday (19 September) as British Marine, the membership organisation for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry, honoured them at its annual Graduation Ceremony at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2017. In its seventh year, the ceremony celebrates graduating apprentices from all areas of [...]
Who doesn’t want Stress Free Sailing? Well without the capitals surely it’s what many of us are attracted to in the pastime of boating. But of course stress is an attitude of mind and while some people are shiveringly sick to their bones in heavy weather or when things start breaking, others burst into song [...]
Pretty busy at the show today and the cool weather is making the Ocean Hall (where our stand J028 is located) busy as well. We are sharing a stand with Team Sailing - whose Michelle Howell was one of the winners of yesterday's RYA's ilovesailing photo competition for the 2018 calendar. Michelle Howell [...]
Classic Sailor will be at the Southampton Boat Show from 15 to 24 September. Come and see us in the Ocean Hall - stand J028, the editor will be around on most days (or close by). Come along and join our growing and happy readership – we have a great subscriptions offer, or just stop [...]
The Sail Aid UK (SAUK) Hurricane Irma Relief Fundraising Dinner will take place on the evening of Saturday 11th November on the 'Flight Deck' at Land Rover BAR, the home of the British America's Cup Team, in Old Portsmouth, Hampshire. The Fundraiser, with Adventurer and Broadcaster Hannah White offering her services as Mistress of Ceremonies, will [...]
Noel’s flood is a joke by Geoffrey Chaucer in his Miller’s Tale - part of the Canterbury set. It’s invented by the young wife of an older carpenter, and her would-be lodger lover to persuade him to set up barrels hanging from his roof rafters into which they should climb at night, to be sure [...]
