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Adrift is one of the best sailing films ever made
2018, Dir Baltasar Kormakur, Sony Pictures, UK12, DVD, 92 min It is with trepidation that the sailor approaches a sailing film. All too often realisms are compromised for the sake of safety, cost or general ignorance. Not so in Adrift, a life affirming, tragic and uplifting film based around a couple’s (played by Shailene Woodley […]
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Suhaili – the yacht that launched so many others
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail one home. Luckily Alan Villiers persuaded them that such a boat would have no resale value, and some good looking […]
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Turn to Starboard comes to the Solent
A Cornish sailing charity has announced the official launch of its new Solent-based racing division, and is calling out for injured veterans to get on board – the cahrity has also announced a campaign to raise £100K for its new boat (see below). Turn to Starboard uses sail training to support Armed Forces personnel affected […]
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RNLI Poole’s new boathouse, and boat
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution) (RNLI) commissioned its new floating Boathouse at Poole on June 23 and named its latest inshore inflatable D class, the D-804 Gladys Maud Burton. The boat is named after Gladys Maud Burton, who lived locally in Lilliput, and died in February 2010 aged 100. Gladys lived by the sea all […]
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Buckler’s Hard Museum affiliates with Royal Navy museum
Buckler’s Hard Maritime Museum has been formally welcomed to The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s affiliate partnership scheme. With a shared history dating back to the 18th century, where warships were built on the Beaulieu river using oak from the New Forest the two museums look forward to developing new stories together on the […]
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20 new jobs at Oyster as Lloyd’s agrees to supervise all new builds
Oyster Yachts will be creating 20 new jobs by bringing its moulding production in house for the first time with a new facility in Norfolk. The move coincides with Lloyd’s Register EMEA (LR) agreeing a safety certification process which will be implemented on all newly built yachts. The renowned maritime safety classification society will now […]
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Oarsome fundraisers enjoy ‘row of a lifetime’ in first Portsmouth Pull
Four teams of fundraisers for the youth development charity, Oarsome Chance, enjoyed the ‘row of a lifetime’ around Portsmouth Harbour in the inaugural Portsmouth Pull on Saturday (16 June). The 10km (5.3 nautical mile) course took the 21 rowers in identical 23-ft St Ayles rowing skiffs Little Victory and Little Warrior past Portsmouth’s iconic landmarks […]
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Joshua joins Golden Globe fleet in Brittany
And no, she didn’t round Cape Horn before Robin Knox-Johnston… Two great men of the sea, Britain’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and French hero Bernard Moitessier never met or communicated with each other during the first Golden Globe solo round the world Race 50 years go, but their equally famous yachts, Suhaili and Joshua finally came […]
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Lifeboat called out twice to same yacht
From RNLI: The volunteer crew of the Sheerness RNLI all weather lifeboat The George and Ivy Swanson launched at 11.15 pm on Friday 15 June after a call from the UK Coastguard reported that a yacht had run aground and was taking on water in the area of Grain Power Station outfall off the Isle […]
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Stella wins at Suffolk Yacht Harbour’s Classic Regatta
Stella Timoa races to victory as East coast’s largest regatta for classic yachts delivers on sailing, sunshine and socialising The east coast’s largest independent marina, Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH), in conjunction with Haven Ports Yacht Club, hosted its 18th annual Classic Regatta last weekend (9th-10th June). The event sees classic yachts from across East Anglia […]
