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Sea Cadets give a sense of wellbeing
3 in 4 young people say Sea Cadets boosts their wellbeing Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 highlights the power of belonging at Sea Cadets Children’s Mental Health Week (9–15 February 2026) was time to highlight how Sea Cadets is a successful organisation when it comes focusing on the theme “This Is My Place”. New national data shows […]
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Matchstick Model Master Shows his Craft
Over the weekend of February 14 – 15 2026, a selection of Royal Navy models, made of matchsticks and matchboxes, is to be displayed at the Fleet Air Arm museum, based at RNAS Yeovilton in Yeovil, Somerset. Master Modeller Philip Warren’s Matchstick Fleet is the result of almost a lifetime’s work, totalling 525 ships and […]
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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 the sea conditions of the coast and the fishermen who worked them. Some, like the mighty Zulus, remained competitive well […]
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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), on some its boats. Bournemouth Crown Court Judge Jonathan Fuller KC imposed the fines and costs, last Friday – November […]
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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 here: BREST FILM It features the book of Brest (over the last 30 years) by Nigel Pert and Dan Houston. […]
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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, marking the end of an era. This decision, not taken lightly, reflects the growing shift toward digital nautical navigation. Imray […]
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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 to Tall Ships take part bringing 10,000 crew into this operational naval port. The organisers expect anything from 750,000 to […]
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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 afford to do it that way. See more of these – full contents etc in our ARCHIVE section. Some […]
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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 have a habit of turning into reality and the first steps to achieving this goal have already started. Elwy Working […]
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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 legacy of the classic boat designers by August’s celebration of Uffa Fox, a man ranked among the greatest of naval […]