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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 […]
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The Racing Rules of Sailing
By Paul Elvstrom 2017-2020 Paul Elvstrom’s recent (14th) edition of the racing rules of sailing clearly explains the latest rules and how to interpret the most difficult of situations on the race course. When does room take over from port/starboard? When is a boat overtaking and what are luffing rights? How can you know if […]
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Tally Ho – restoration: Preparing to remove the deck
The latest from Leo as he prepares to remove Tally Ho’s Deck and takes off her deck furniture, including her lovely old windlass, which looks original and her samson post. Oh and he thinks his Macaw Poncho is about to lay an egg! See the video here: [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=”” […]
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Famous classic yacht Dorade enters the Sydney Hobart
November 20: Dorade, the 86 year old 52-foot Sparkman & Stephens classic yacht will debut at the Rolex Sydney Hobart, which starts on December 26, as her owners Matt Brooks and Pam Rorke Levy continue to campaign her hard in tough offshore races. The inboard yawl first became famous when she won the Transatlantic Race […]
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Prince Philip’s famous Flying 15 Coweslip joins HMY Britannia
From the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes: Coweslip, is now on display alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. The 20 foot, (15ft LWL) two-person keelboat is on loan to the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and is now on display in Edinburgh for visitors to enjoy. Designed by the legendary sailor Uffa Fox in 1947, the […]
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£46K raised for Caribbean Hurricane fund
From Peta Stuart-Hunt – Sail Aid UK: The Trustees of Sail Aid UK, the organisation that is uniting the UK sailing community in a long-term fundraising drive to help the victims of the Caribbean Islands most severely impacted by the September hurricanes, are overjoyed with the results of their first big fundraising event, the Black […]
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New Stargazing sites at Chichester
Three new Dark Sky Discovery Sites have been designated in Chichester Harbour. The sites were all identified as excellent places for stargazing due to their impressive levels of darkness, excellent lines of sight and good accessibility year round. The locations of the sites are north of the Lt. Col. John Q Davis foothpath in West […]
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Film to raise money for Maid of the Loch
TV and film star Bill Paterson has joined forces with Celtic Music legends Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain in a new short film about the UK’s last paddle Steamship – Maid of the Loch – offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save the ship and see her sail again on the Bonnie Banks of […]
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Rare Astrolabe find from Vasco da Gama’s 1502 voyage to India
A rare bronze astrolabe navigational instrument belonging to a shipreck from Vasco da Gama’s 1502-1503 voyage of exploration to India has been identified by scientists from the University of Warwick. Astrolabes, the bronze graded discs used by renaissance mariners to determine their latitude, are extremely rare… until recently only 107 had been found in the […]