Category: Our Stories
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Azores Shipwreck
“Sitting in Ramsgate harbour waiting for a brisk NW wind to drop before crossing the Thames Estuary, I noticed a small gaffer turn into the next berth. I offered to help with the lines and… […]
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Nelson’s seamanship
Horatio Nelson: The making of a seaman Dan Houston charts the career that began as a 12-year-old Midshipman in 1771 and ended at Trafalgar, 34 years later It seems almost brutal to us now that… […]
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Trading under sail – CS14
Marcus and Freya Pomeroy-Rowden explain how they built their 18th century replica three masted lugger Grayhound and for the last two seasons have been trading under sail, taking goods across the Channel and beyond… The… […]
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Svea brings J-Class fleet up to nine boats
The new J Class Svea was launched at the end of January and has begun sea trials in Holland. The 43.6-metre yacht is a Tore Holm design dating from 1937. The designs were discovered by… […]
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Restoration of The Lynher Barge
The Lynher River Barge CIC, is a new charitable company formed to restore and operate the Lynher Barge on the Plymouth Waterways. Please visit and share their new website www.tamarbarge.org.uk which tells the history of… […]
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MOB Lifesaver line to be added to Crewsaver lifejackets
From MOB Lifesavers: British Marine member, MOB Lifesavers, is joining forces with fellow member, Crewsaver, to improve safety on the waters. The company’s lifesaver devices have just been approved for inclusion in Crewsaver’s range of… […]
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Greenland sharks have broken the record for longevity
The Greenland shark has become the oldest known backboned animal researchers say, “weighing in” at around 400 years old.Scientists used radiocarbon dating to discover the age of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one… […]
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Halcyon days – winter sailing
Winter sailing is often great, in these halcyon days before Christmas; we were out in just our jerseys yesterday, December 17, in the Heard 28 Isabel. Halcyon days are often associated with high pressure during… […]
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Was the romance of a wooden boat partly because she was a bargain?
Can you remember getting into boating? Chances are a wooden boat made sense because you could pick one up in quite good condition for a few thousand pounds, and that is still true. I remember… […]
