About Dan Houston

Dan Houston is the founding editor of Classic Sailor magazine. A lifelong sailor who worked on boats before he took up journalism, he has worked in newspapers and magazines since 1986.

Sunseeker fined £358,000 for using illegal teak

2024-11-26T20:38:30+00:00November 25th, 2024|News|

UK LUXURY YACHT FIRM FIRST TO BE SENTENCED FOR IMPORTING MYANMAR BANNED TEAK In a landmark court case in the UK, Sunseeker International Ltd has been fined £358,759.64 for using teak imported from Myanmar (Burma), on some its boats. Bournemouth Crown Court Judge Jonathan Fuller KC imposed the fines and costs, last Friday – November [...]

Imray to cease chart production

2024-11-22T08:29:41+00:00November 20th, 2024|News|

We have had this press release from Imray: For more than two centuries, Imray has been a trusted name among mariners and sailing enthusiasts. Today, we announce the gradual conclusion of our chart publishing operations, marking the end of an era. This decision, not taken lightly, reflects the growing shift toward digital nautical navigation. [...]

Don Street Remembered

2025-02-15T11:44:29+00:00November 20th, 2024|Features, Life Afloat, Seamanship|

The American sailing author, pilot of the Caribbean Don Street died aged 93 in May 2024 at his home in Glandore, Ireland. Dan Houston looks back on his life and describes how it was sailing with him aboard his engineless boats Don Street 26th July 1930 – 1st May 2024  –  By Dan Houston   [...]

Red Sails film Directed by Michael Maloney

2024-01-16T11:51:48+00:00July 22nd, 2023|Books, Snugberth Cinema|

The rebuilt Thames Sailing Barge Cambria features heavily in this film, which is all about the so-called TSBs – their role in trade which has now developed into charter mainly around the waters of the Thames Estuary. And this is not surprising, since director Michael Maloney lives in Faversham, where Cambria was restored. The film [...]

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