Category: Our Stories
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Solent Cruising Companion
By Derek Aslett This very successful book has now been re-issued in its third edition, and is bang up to date – for instance it includes a photo of the spinnaker tower in Portsmouth with… […]
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe (his only novel) When you combine a boyhood seafaring fantasy with a horror writer you get a gory shock-fest from one of the world’s best horror writers. Cannibalism, betrayal, mutiny, monsters… […]
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Rogue Waves
by Michel Olagnon What a pleasure to have something very technical broken down into easy bites and then put together in an attractive and exciting volume beautifully illustrated with ancient Japanese paintings and the best… […]
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A History of Whisstock’s Boatyard
by Sue Whisstock Whisstock’s boatyard has been a feature of the Woodbridge, Suffolk, waterfront since 1926 when the 23-year-old Claude Whisstock drained some marshland and built his workshop. The yard became phenomenally successful, building a… […]
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New lights for the Beaulieu River
From Beaulieu River Harbour: New navigational lights have been installed to help night sailors on the Beaulieu River as part of ongoing investment in the services and facilities for mooring holders and visitors at Buckler’s… […]
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Ceramic Sea Areas
Sea areas for your wall We love this ceramic wall plaque of the Shipping Forecast sea areas from potter Katherine Greenwell of Atlantic Ceramics, in W Yorkshire. There are two sizes – 23cm and 29cm… […]
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Quality Time
By Mike Peyton The late Mike Peyton enjoyed the sobriquet of the “World’s greatest Yachting Cartoonist” and here is why… This is a second edition of the story of his life in boats, from his… […]
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When Antigua was in the pink
The Antigua Classics started today, and the 31-year-old event is going as strong as ever. It holds an almost mythical place in many a sailor’s heart, with the fantastic tradewind sailing in crystal cobalt seas… […]
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The Naked Shore By Tom Blass
We sailors see the sea as connecting, rather than separating us, and so does Tom Blass who travelled around and across the North Sea to discover its people and ways of life. Coastal communities, both… […]
