Category: Our Stories
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Nauticalia Clocks – corrosion-resistant
While brass is a traditional material for clocks and barometers on board boats it is sometimes eschewed for stainless steel or other materials as it needs regular polishing, and many laquers used develop cracks which… […]
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Boat insurer backs RNLI’s lifejacket clinics
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and boat insurance specialist GJW Direct have announced a new association, which will see GJW Direct become an official supporter of the RNLI’s Lifejacket Clinics. The RNLI has… […]
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Dhow made of recycled plastic
A Kenyan dhow made entirely of recycled plastic is due to be launched on Saturday September 15 Environmentalist and master dhow builder Captain Ali Skanda has completed the dhow made entirely from plastic waste… […]
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My she was yar
On the eastern seaboard of the United States a boat is said to be yar (or yare pronounced yar) when she is well balanced on the helm, quick and handy. This clip is from the… […]
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First of 60 Ocean Cleanup vessels leaves San Francisco
The first Ocean Cleanup vessel passed under San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge on Saturday afternoon on its way to begin cleaning up the vast Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch of floating plastic. The idea first mooted… […]
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Historic Smack Charter A Tonic For 92-Year-Old Roy
Historic Priscilla Charter A Tonic For 92-Year-Old Roy A favourable window in the weather saw 92-year-old Roy Loram of Sydney Street, Brightlingsea, proudly become the first person to charter the recently restored Colne fishing smack… […]
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Errol Flynn, the Cruise of the Zaca
In 1952 the Hollywood actor Erroll Flynn took a group of scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on an expedition south of California and through the Panama canal to the Caribbean, collecting samples for… […]
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20% off Wharram Designs
Press release from Wharram Designs We would like to draw your attention to our September sale which starts on Saturday. 20% off ALL Boat Building Plans! If your heart is already set on building a… […]
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Your first Tall Ship
I remember my first time on a Tall Ship. I remember friends being cool about it when I could tell they really wanted to say: Wha!? How high? And I can remember teachers at school… […]
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