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Mike Smylie’s new book
Travel with Mike Smylie around Britain’s coast as he describes the fishing communities and their boats who brought the fish to market in the days before modernisation. Traditional British fishing boats’ design evolved to suit… […]
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Sunseeker fined £358,000 for using illegal teak
UK LUXURY YACHT FIRM FIRST TO BE SENTENCED FOR IMPORTING MYANMAR BANNED TEAK In a landmark court case in the UK, Sunseeker International Ltd has been fined £358,759.64 for using teak imported from Myanmar (Burma),… […]
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Brest festival featured on video
A video of Brest. We were happy to meet our American friends from Off Center Harbor at Brest this summer. And they have just produced a video of their experience. CS readers can see it… […]
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Imray to cease chart production
We have had this press release from Imray: For more than two centuries, Imray has been a trusted name among mariners and sailing enthusiasts. Today, we announce the gradual conclusion of our chart publishing operations,… […]
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Rendezvous Brest
A photo essay of the book on Brest. It covers 30 years of the Brest Festival which held every four years (but not 2020) since 1992 in Brittany. https://youtu.be/h6KidMOcb3E Some 2,000 vessels – from canoes… […]
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Our digital archive
All our back issues are now digitised and can be downloaded (for a modest sum) from our online Shop. They were free on issuu for a while but the site became commercial and we couldn’t… […]
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Small boats trading by sail
By Mike Smylie IMAGINE A FLEET OF SMALL EX-FISHING BOATS TRADING BY SAIL AROUND THE PORTS OF WALES, BRINGING IN GOODS FROM NORTHERN FRANCE & THE IBERIAN PENINSULA… That sounds like a dream but dreams… […]
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Vigilant – Uffa’s game changing keelboat design
Important boat for sale after owner dies Uffa 50 celebrations in Cowes Coweslip returns to the Isle of Wight by Lynne East As the 37th America’s Cup campaign gains momentum, we are reminded of the… […]
Business News
from our friends in industry
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Operations Manager – Wooden Boat Centre, Franklin
The world famous Wooden Boat Centre at Franklin are seeking a new Operations Manager, and reached out to us to help find one. We have had a long standing relationship with the Wooden Boat Centre… […]
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Imray crowdfunding for a digital cruising library
IMRAY LAUNCH CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN IN ANSWER TO CUSTOMER NEEDS Imray has launched a new Crowdfunding campaign that aims to accelerate their digital solution Explore with Imray and get quality, verified cruising guide and pilot book… […]
Latest Features
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Don Street Remembered
The American sailing author, pilot of the Caribbean Don Street died aged 93 in May 2024 at his home in Glandore, Ireland. Dan Houston looks back on his life and describes how it was sailing…
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Nights at Brest
Late at night at the Brest festival… a short photo essay by Nigel Pert to the music of Alan Špiljak (Stars above – from the Silverlight album) The photos are from the bilingual book…
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All our back issues are now digitised and can be downloaded (for a modest sum) from our online Shop. They were free on issuu for…