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.

Round the Island Race 2021 slow uptake

2021-05-18T12:53:45+01:00May 15th, 2021|News|

BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE YACHT RACE scheduled for 3rd July 2021 is only half full despite celebrating its 90th anniversary Although this year is the 90th anniversary of this famous yacht race so far entries have been much smaller than in previous years. The RTI organised by the Island Sailing Club opened its online entry portal for [...]

Haven Knox-Johnston Fire the Starting Gun on Prep for the 90th RTI race

2021-05-18T11:13:32+01:00April 21st, 2021|Business News|

The Haven Knox-Johnston crew are limbering up once again as the official insurance partner for the 2021 Round the Island Race.  The 90th anniversary race will be held on Saturday 3rd July and will also see the 20th year of Haven Knox-Johnston supporting this great event with the Island Sailing Club. Two sponsored yachts, Haven K-J Enigma and Haven K-J Scotch [...]

Cruising prizes

2021-04-13T15:26:27+01:00April 13th, 2021|News|

The Cruising Association’s (CA) annual Log Competition is one of the most important events in its calendar, dating back to the 1920s. There are nine prestigious trophies awarded to members for the best log of a cruise carried out in the most recent season in a variety of categories. The osCA, sponsored by Haven Knox-Johnston, [...]

Cockwells celebrating 25 years

2021-04-13T15:09:02+01:00April 13th, 2021|News|

Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding in Cornwall is celebrating 25 years in business. Cockwells custom-builds superyacht tenders and Duchy motor launches (a semi-production brand which it says combines the classical lines with modern luxury). The company says its recent purchase of The South West Shipyard, a prime waterside site between Falmouth and Penryn, will enable [...]

New Weather Station for Cowes

2021-04-13T14:59:29+01:00April 13th, 2021|News|

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) and OceanWise Ltd have completed a Stakeholder Benefit project to install two environmental monitoring stations on the River Medina. CHC says the new monitoring stations are designed to provide harbour users with tide and weather data to enable commercial and leisure vessels to make timely, safety related navigational decisions. A fixed [...]

Boats for sale from the online boat show

2021-04-13T14:52:16+01:00April 13th, 2021|Business News|

The variety of good boats for sale at the Worldwide Classic Boat Show is becoming sorta mind-bending . . . 15′ St. Lawrence River Skiff Available in Vermont from Douglas Brooks We've been continually surprised to see so many interesting boats appear for sale at the Show, so we thought you might like to take [...]

A good start without instruments

2021-05-17T22:04:05+01:00April 13th, 2021|Life Afloat, Seamanship|

By Brett Bowden from Sailing to Win HOW TO WORK OUT THE FAVOURED END WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS Getting a great start in clear air can be the most important part of your race and knowing the favoured end and determining how much it is favoured will help you settle on your starting strategy. Some of the [...]

Marking 406Day

2021-04-06T09:57:29+01:00April 6th, 2021|News|

Ocean Signal and distributor Ocean Safety join forces to help new boaters and hikers understand the benefits of life-saving 406 MHz EPIRBs and PLBs Today, on April 6th, UK marine safety specialists Ocean Signal and Ocean Safety are joining forces again to mark the annual 406Day, raising awareness and promoting the benefits of 406 MHz [...]

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