Category: Our Stories

  • World’s first 300hp diesel outboard from UK

    World’s first 300hp diesel outboard from UK

    With just a month to go until the launch of the world’s first 300hp diesel outboard engine, British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain is preparing for its much anticipated European on-water demonstrations of the CXO300… […]

  • Tomy’s rescue latest – yacht salvage

    Tomy’s rescue latest – yacht salvage

       Latest on Tomy (from 3pm 26 September) The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor… […]

  • Four New Galleries at National Maritime Museum

    Four New Galleries at National Maritime Museum

    On 20 September 2018, Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) opened four new permanent galleries following a major £12.6M redevelopment project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) through The National Lottery (4.6M). With over 1,100 objects… […]

  • Abhilash Tomy talks to CS in June 2018

    Abhilash Tomy talks to CS in June 2018

    It’s been bad news for the Golden Globe sailors as two of the leading boats were rolled and dismasted 40 nM apart in a storm on Friday. Gregor McGuckin and Abhilash Tomy have lost their… […]

  • Suffolk beach boats

    Suffolk beach boats

    By Mike Smylie  One of my very favourite boats is the 18ft Suffolk beach boat Three Sisters, IH81, built in Thorpeness for a Mr Ralph. Several times I’ve been out off the coast between Aldeburgh… […]

  • Glasgow

    Glasgow

    Shipbuilding, and yachtbuilding, are long gone from the Clyde, and the former yards along Glasgow’s waterfront have been replaced with shiny concert and conference venues and the like. But there are still active and lively… […]

  • Sea Charts of the British Isles by John Blake

    Sea Charts of the British Isles by John Blake

    With previously unseen records from the Admiralty Library, the National Maritime Museum, the Pepys Library, UK Hydrographic Office and National Archives this book travels clockwise around the UK using historical charts and many accompanying illustrations… […]

  • Third Hamble Classics 2018 – 75 yachts

    Third Hamble Classics 2018 – 75 yachts

    The third Hamble Classics Regatta hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, over the weekend of 15-16 September, was another stunning success with 75 classic and spirit of tradition yachts entered for two days of… […]

  • Lively Lady back afloat

    Lively Lady back afloat

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Visiting Lively Lady was a real treat at the Southampton Boat… […]