Author: Dan Houston

  • Big sailing dreams

    Big sailing dreams

    +44(0)1872 580022 – Email: Skippers@classic-sailing.co.uk Big Sailing Dreams: “I would love to, but…… Congratulations to Tecla (above and top) and her crew for being the first tall ship for 100 years to navigate through the… […]

  • The 2020 English Raid

    The 2020 English Raid

    Monday 17 – Saturday 22 August 2020 The tenth English raid, for small boats using sail and oar, will be on and around the Blackwater from Monday August 17 to Saturday August 22, 2020. Organised… […]

  • Harken to Open in Palma

    Harken to Open in Palma

    Harken will launch a new concept in service when it opens its ProCare Center October 1 in Palma. It will be a collaborative venture with Harken’s exclusive Spanish distributor, Equipyacht. Mark Gardner of Harken UK… […]

  • Topsail Schooner in Small Ships Race

    Topsail Schooner in Small Ships Race

    By Max Mudie for ASTO Saturday 5th October 2019 sees the annual Small Ships race return to Cowes: this end-of-season event sees many of the UK’s smaller Sail Training vessels race around the Solent after… […]

  • Britain’s boatbuilding revenue up by 21%

    Britain’s boatbuilding revenue up by 21%

    UK boatbuilding sector enjoys rising exports amid challenging conditions for the industry Boatbuilding year-on-year revenue increased 21.3% in 2018, totalling £777m in turnover This increase has been attributed to rising exports, with over 65% of… […]

  • The building of Ceiba’s stem

    The building of Ceiba’s stem

    Follow the progress of Ceiba‘s Stem as Lynx Guimond, co-Founder & Technical Lead takes you through the steps. Be sure to notice the technical overlay, which highlights the exact piece that Lynx is working on,… […]

  • Trinity Sailing forced to sell boats

    Trinity Sailing forced to sell boats

    Part of Brixham’s heritage fleet is to be sold after The Trinity Sailing Foundation, a charity which has taken thousands of disadvantaged people to sea for 20 years, announced it has to cease current operations… […]

  • Libby Purves to give memorial talk

    Libby Purves to give memorial talk

    By Peter Willis. Brian Hammett, who died on 20 September 2018, was a consummate sailor and a leading member of many yachting organisations, as well as a published Arthur Ransome authority. His memory is to… […]

  • Cornish Maritime History Day 2019

    Cornish Maritime History Day 2019

    The eighth one-day programme dedicated to the history of maritime Cornwall is being held at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, in Falmouth, on Saturday, 5th October 2019. Researchers, whether in universities or based at home,… […]