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Solent Sunbeams at 95
A special regatta weekend of racing and an anniversary party has been planned for the 95th birthday of the Solent Sunbeam class (26-27 May) 2018 will see the Solent Sunbeam class celebrate 95 years on the water with a weekend of back to back races at Itchenor Sailing Club on 26-27 May and an anniversary […]
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Eden Project’s Indoor Gig Championship
Seventy rowers from across the gig world descended on the Eden Project today (Saturday February 24) for a first event of its kind, writes Angelina Lambourn, Eden project PR. In the heat of the sun-drenched Mediterranean Biome, the inaugural Indoor Gig Rowing World Championships proved a worthy challenge for rowers aged from 14 to their […]
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Rollover of Spirit’s biggest hull yet
Press release: Spirit Yachts undertakes pivotal hull rollover of Spirit 111’ British modern classic yacht company Spirit Yachts has reached a significant milestone in the build of its 34m sailing yacht the Spirit 111’ after the hull rollover took place this week. As one of the largest single-masted wooden yachts to be built since Shamrock […]
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Dee Cafari finds famous abandoned yacht – in mid ocean
Dee Cafari’s Turn the Tide on Plastic, competing in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, last week came across the yacht Sea Nymph – famously abandoned four months ago by Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba with their two dogs in a well publicised story, of misadventure at sea. The two sailors from Hawaii and […]
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Operation Phoenix raises funding for eco-trading under sail
Following a fire in late November which destroyed its warehouse in Douarnenez, in Brittany, TOWT – the European trading under sail organisation has raised over €14,000 to replace its stock and carry on with its operations. The warehouse was one of the so-called Norwegian houses at the southern corner of the Place de L’Enfer in […]
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Cudmore wins in Sydney at last
Harold Cudmore has taken out the 2018 Australian Historical 18-Footers Championship in YENDYS after years of being the runner-up. Harold has been coming to Sydney for a few months each season for the last 15 years and steering several different boats in the replica fleet at the Sydney Flying Squadron. Previous holder ABERDARE (John Winning) […]
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Suhaili to return to Falmouth
From press release: In what is sure to be a colourful and historic sight, a special ‘Suhaili Falmouth 50 Parade of Sail’ will take place in the award-winning town on Thursday June 14th 2018. The date is significant as it celebrates the day world-renowned sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston set out from Falmouth to win the […]
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Let’s Put Norway’s Christmas Tree to Good use!
Since 1947 after the Second World War the people of Oslo have sent a Christmas present to the people of the UK with a note: “Thanks for your support 1940-1945.” This is the Christmas Tree that is the centre of festivities in Trafalgar Square, and especially New Year’s Eve. But what happens to this magnificent […]
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Restructure, and the next issue
Classic Sailor magazine is going through a period of restructuring at the moment following the death of our chairman and benefactor David Walker earlier this summer. This means that we are not publishing a December-January issue, but we are working on the next issue which we expect to publish early in 2018. We apologise to […]
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Salcombe Gin
Over the Yardarm with Guy Venables where Guy visits the Salcombe Distilling Company’s Gin School to learn how to make gin, properly, with a copper still, and botanicals… or you can just buy their own ‘Start Point’ brand In a smartly converted boathouse on the banks of the creek sits the Salcombe Distilling Company. The […]
