Category: News
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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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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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Classic Sailor – our first issue
In our first issue… We kick off with an opening shot – by Daniel Forster –of history repeating and a first-hand account – by Chris Spray – of how the S&S sister yawls Dorade and… […]
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