Commodore Robert Vose (left) with Sir Chay Blyth and fellow pioneering solo circum-navigator Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. British yachtsman Sir Chay Blyth returned to the Hamble today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his victorious return to the UK at the end of a pioneering 292-day solo non-stop west-about circumnavigation against the prevailing winds [...]
This autumn the Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to the UK with a clutch of Live theatre shows: September - November 2021. Here's the trailer: The Festival has a brand-new collection of the world’s most inspirational ocean-themed films, from below and above the surface. Returning as a live theatre tour, [...]
Boatfolk joins forces with the Seahorse Trust and Portsmouth University to create haven for protected seahorses The Seahorse Trust and Portsmouth University have joined forces with national boating business, boatfolk, as part of a re-wilding project which aims to create a safe habitat for one of the UK’s native seahorse species, the protected Short Snouted [...]
New research shows that being out on the water is beneficial for both health and wellbeing With concerns around the negative mental and physical health legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, new research published on 7 July 2021 reveals that spending time on coastal or inland waterways can be an easily accessible and effective way [...]
ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2021 Report Once again the smallest boat in the fleet, the modified twin keel 1964 Alacrity 18 Eeyore has won the 50nM (93km) Round the Island Race. The Island Sailing Club put on a spectacular 90th anniversary party for Round the Island Race. The huge fleet of over 1200 boats showed [...]
The interior - could be used as a rope walk... The new position is behind this colonade Following the recent closure of its long-established premises at 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, in central London, to concentrate on its online business, the yacht chandler Arthur Beale is to open a new shop in Portsmouth [...]
The 98 year-old Solent Sunbeam Class is delighted to announce the launch of the latest Sunbeam, V71 Tiffany on Wednesday the 16th June. Tiffany is the second new boat to be launched in 2021 and she joins the ever-growing, Solent Sunbeam Class which are based at Itchenor Sailing Club. The fleet is based at [...]
One of the first, finest and favorite characters I met in my early days in the Caribbean was Paul Erling Johnson, writes Kirsty Morrison. He sailed into Bequia on his fine ship Cherub with the lovely Sophie Brain aboard, recently kidnapped from the island of Nevis. Kirsty with Paul Johnson He was a [...]
The world famous Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin are seeking a new Operations Manager, and reached out to us to help find one. We have had a long standing relationship with the Wooden Boat Centre and consider them one of our best partners so it only made sense to help get the word out there [...]
