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Fife yachts sale low
Two Fife classic boats were sold at auction in Paris today together raising little more than the lower price expected for the smaller vessel. The beautifully restored 1908 15-M Mariska sold for €320,000 (£272,000) while the 1911 19-M Mariquita got the hammer at €420,000 (£357,000). The two yachts were being sold as part of a […]
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National Historic Ships teams up with Pellew people
National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) has announced that the Falmouth Pilot Cutter CIC has joined as a new partner for the final season of the Shipshape Heritage Training Partnership 2 (SHTP 2) project – a £424,900 scheme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s ‘Skills for the Future’ programme. SHTP 2 has run since 2018 […]
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Maldon’s barges face mooring fees hike
From the Society for Sailing Barge Research Blog Maldon District Council – E Petition – Increase in charges for mooring barges and parking cars on Hythe Quay The Thames Sailing Barge Trust and other barge Operators on Hythe Quay at Maldon are facing a huge increase in mooring and parking charges from Maldon District Council […]
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Eight bells – John “Woody” Wooderson
It is sad to report the death, on Saturday January 4, of Johnson Wooderson, better known as Woody to classic sailors and others in the wider sailing world. By Dan Houston For the last 15 years Woody, who was 82, sailed as tactician and navigator aboard the 1928 Fife Big Class Cambria. He became a […]
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Staying warm with wool
Stamping around a British boatyard in winter can give you cold feet just to think about it… But help is at hand from London chandlers Arthur Beale who have just added seaboot hose to their list of kit. Proven in the Arctic by the Swedish Army, these knee-length boot socks are 72% British Wool with […]
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Cowes Week 2020 Supports Young Sailors’ Trust
The Official Charity for the 2020 edition of Cowes Week will be Greig City Academy’s, Scaramouche Sailing Trust. This six year old school sailing club, which became a charity last year, is an amazing initiative which gets young people from North London into the sport. Kate Johnson, Commercial & Marketing Director at Cowes Week Ltd […]
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Share your views on Scottish canals
Scottish Canals has launched a public consultation to gather views on the best way to run operations on the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. Scottish Canals is the custodian of Scotland’s 250-year-old public canal network, working to conserve the canals and their surrounding areas as part of Scotland’s national heritage. This consultation gives people […]
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Greta sails into Lisbon
Greta Thunberg – the 16 year old climate activist, has arrived in Lisbon by sailing catamaran, after spending three weeks at sea since leaving Virginia in the United States on November 13. She crossed the Atlantic under sail to attend the GOP25 climate conference – the destination of which was suddenly moved from Chile to […]
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RYA recognises 47 volunteers
Some 47 volunteers have been recognised for their dedication and achievements in boating at the Royal Yachting Association’s annual Volunteer Awards on Friday, 22 November. The awards were presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne to volunteers from as far afield as County Down to Torquay at a prestigious ceremony held at One Great George […]
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Get more volunteers at your club: RYA online seminar
Getting more volunteers at your sailing club is cited by 52% of RYA Affiliated clubs as the number number one constraint to increasing membership. A small number of volunteers doing all the work is also seen as putting a club in a vulnerable position if one or two key people are lost. The RYA (Royal […]
