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Lively Lady to sail at Hamble Classics 2018
Sir Alec Rose’s famous round-the-world yacht Lively Lady will be sailing in this year’s Hamble Classics Regatta on 15-16th September at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. Now under the stewardship of Alan Priddy, Lively Lady is back in commission after a complete refit and will be celebrating her homecoming to Portsmouth in 1968 on July 8th […]
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Felicity Ann sails again
Ann Davison’s famous pocket cruiser is restored in America [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] By Ellinor Walters Felicity Ann – at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding Ann Davison’s Felicity Ann, the 1949 Mashfords-built, 23-foot double […]
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Douglas Innes escapes jail
Sailing School director Doug Innes has escaped jail after receiving a suspended 15-month prison sentence when he and his company Stormforce Coaching were convicted of failing to operate the yacht Cheeki Rafiki in a safe manner under section 100 of the Merchant Shipping Act. Cheeki Rafiki turned turtle and threw her four crew into the […]
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South Georgia is free of rats
After 200 years of wreaking havoc on the local wildlife rats have at last been eradicated from the South Atlantic British island of South Georgia. The biggest rat eradication programme was declared a success this week when a survey of the British Overseas Territory found no trace of the rodents that had been attacking the […]
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Cowes Spring Classics
Cowes Spring Classics begins tomorrow May 11. This is a new regatta for wooden classics designed before 1970. The regatta runs til Sunday 13 May and will be based at Shepards Wharf Marina. The organisers, Mary Scott-Jackson of MSJ Events and Martin Nott, a local wooden boat builder, felt that it would be a welcome addition to the […]
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Man dies after fishing boat capsizes off Plymouth
A man died after his fishing boat capsized on Monday close to Mountbatten breakwater in full view of bank holiday visitors to a Plymouth beach. According to the Marine Accident and Investigation Branch (MAIB) the 52-year-old was thrown into the sea off Plymouth when his 20ft (6.1m) registered fishing vessel, Laura Jane, ran into trouble […]
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Royal Navy Museum’s new artefacts
Artefacts from HMS Invincible that have lain on the seabed floor for over 200 years have been donated to a museum on the eve of a new dive season on the celebrated Solent wreck site. A handful of everyday artefacts including shoes, tankard and grapeshot have been gifted to The National Museum of the Royal […]
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New major exhibition marks 250 years since James Cook set sail from Plymouth
From the British Library: New major exhibition marks 250 years since James Cook’s ship Endeavour set sail from Plymouth Featuring original maps, artworks and journals alongside contemporary films, the exhibition allows visitors to follow the course of his voyages Accompanying website and events programme further explore the different perspectives and competing narratives surrounding the voyages Marking 250 […]
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Present your story at the Woodstock for Classic Yacht enthusiasts
Designers, builders, restorers, owners and sailors of classic yachts are being invited to suggest their own ideas for the Eighth Classic Yacht Symposium, to be held next spring at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. To be held in partnership in 2019 together with the Classic Yacht Owner’s Association and the museum, […]
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Hurricane names will never be used again
At its meeting in Martinique earlier this month the World Meteorological Society retired the storm names Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate from being used for Atlantic Hurricane names in future. Storm names are normally reused every six years, but if a storm is so destructive that a future use of its name is deemed insensitive, […]
