Category: Our Stories
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The Fully-Rigged Ship
The full-rigged or fully-rigged ship was an excellent example of early industrial standardisation, writes Dan Houston. With the trade of the sailor being international there was a need to rig ships in the same way,… […]
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Seahorses found in the Thames
Marine biologists from the Zoological Society of London, a conservation charity working on the River Thames have reported more evidence of seahorses living in London’s iconic waterway. The sighting of a sixth individual animal in… […]
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How Nelson was carried home
Trafalgar Day, 21 October, not only marks one of Admiral Nelson’s great sea victories, in 1805, but also his demise and the beginning of a tradition known as the Immortal Memory – where basically you… […]
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Our next boat
Long term cruiser Richard Toyne on the process of choosing the boat to replace his beloved liveaboard ketch Sigfrid When Magali and I decided to sell, our 34ft 6in (10.6m) steel ketch, and buy… […]
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Dominic Pérotin – Marine Artist
Painting onto wood If you want something very unique and boaty then check out these maritime miniatures from Brittany-based artist Dominic Pérotin. Inspired mainly by classics – both workboats and yachts, she creates works that… […]
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Coll regs tea towel
Spotted this Coll Regs tea towel for lights and day shapes at the Southampton Boat Show and it’s a good one for brushing up on your old night school knowledge or testing yourself over the… […]
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Turner goes on show at Mystic
An exhibition of the watercolours of JMW Turner has just opened at Mystic Seaport museum in Connecticut. In partnership with Tate-London, from October, 2019, to February 23, 2020, Mystic Seaport Museum presents J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors… […]
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1939 yacht’s escape from the Baltic
The summer of 1939 would be the last chance for several years that yachtsmen could take extended cruises to places like the Baltic. Author Julia Jones relates how her father sailed to Poland in… […]
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James Dodds Falmouth exhibition
Marine artist and sometime boatbuilder Jamie Dodds’s latest exhibiton began on October 3 at National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, in Falmouth. The exhibtion, called Wood to Water, showcases large paintings and lino cuts and focuses on… […]
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