Author: Dan Houston
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Cate Blanchett – in our news pages
Cate Blanchett Our quay people for this month’s issue features the actor Cate Blanchett, who is set to star in a film of the story of the Saxon burial ship excavations at Sutton Hoo in… […]
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January’s issue arrives!
We hope you like our latest issue – No4, January, which is in the shops now. Our cover feature is sailing L’Hermione a replica French frigate whose captain we interview for a piece on living… […]
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Julian Mustoe’s Folksong Harrier of Down sinks
When the steering failed on Julian Mustoe’s 25ft yacht Harrier of Down in the North Sea, he sent a radio message to the Shetland Lifeboat, and in doing so initiated both media headlines (in which… […]
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The winning ways of Whooper
Meet Giovanni Belgrano – one of our featured classic sailors in the December edition, who takes racing his 1939 Giles one-off design to new heights as he tweaks her rig and systems, and trains his… […]
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Should Stellas be made in GRP?
We have some news from the Stella Association in our December issue – the class is mainly east coast based and has eschewed GRP since it was designed by Kim Holman in 1959. Elsewhere in… […]
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How to survive the America’s Cup
Contributing editor Guy Venables visited Bermuda recently to witness the pre-flight competition of the America’s Cup – which began in Spithead this summer (and will wind up back in Bermuda with the big foilers in… […]
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The Coble… or is that Cobble?
Author and fishing industry historian Mike Smylie has a regular spot in Classic Sailor where each month he describes one of the archetypal craft that were developed to fish off the British coast. We started… […]
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IODs – semifinals
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The semifinals of the $100,000 Argo Group Gold Cup features a past champion, a two-time runner-up, a 12-time entrant and a young gun aiming to upset the balance. Crews led by skippers… […]
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A new magazine, for seamanship in seaworthy boats
Editor Dan Houston welcomes new readers to a new magazine, for seamanship in seaworthy boats It’s not a common occurrence to be starting a new magazine, especially one dedicated to traditional seamanship and seaworthy… […]
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