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The Lynher Barge Conservation Project wins National Lottery support
Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the Lynher River Barge Community Interest Company has received £48,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, The Lynher Barge Conservation Project based at Mashfords Boatyard in Cremyll. Led by maritime conservationists and sail trainers, Dominic and Barbara Bridgman, the project focuses on saving […]
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Wm Wyllie – marine artist and sailor
Wm Wyllie was the most distinguished marine artist of his day. His prolific output also means that many can still enjoy his art and his sketches – like this one of Loch Fyne skiffs are still available. Wyllie, seen here crossing the north sea with his wife and son, was a keen sailor from early […]
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Dubois Naval Architects goes up for auction
Viewing starts tomorrow Friday 24 February of the assets of Dubois Naval Architects Limited (In Liquidation), including an Avon 18ft RIB with Yamaha 4-stroke outboard (valued at £4,600). The famous Dubois name and all its drawings except the current project (being finished in Holland) are offered at a reserve price (not yet met) of just […]
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Overseas subscriptions price slash
Joy to the world! We’ve been able to reduce our subscription charges to overseas readers! Postage costs were quite high when we started but we are getting a better deal ourselves – so we can pass this directly on to our readers, for annual rates. Thus a Euro sub is reduced by more than 25% […]
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The 1000th boat has just registered to attend the 2017 Semaine du Golfe festival in Brittany, from 22 – 28 May this summer. The superb 24-ton, 50.3 ft, yawl Amokura is coming for the first time to the festival, although she has already cruised to the “Little Sea” as Morbihan means in Breton. In the […]
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Medway and Swale – Heritage
A conference on the maritime heritage of the Medway and Swale will be held in Chatham on Saturday March 4th. Speakers include Tony Lavelle, Richard Holdsworth, Wilf Lower, Cllr Alan Jarrett, David Newbury, Henry Cleary and Gavin Parson – covering a variety of subjects on these ancient waterways of Kent. More details on our events […]
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Queen of British sailing photography dies at 101
From PPL agency: Eileen Ramsay, the Queen of British yachting photography during the post war years, recorded the explosion in small boat sailing during the 1950s and 60s, capturing not only the boats but sailing pioneers like Francis Chichester, Alec Rose, Col Blondie Hasler and French legend Eric Tabarly, then pressing the frontiers of solo […]
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Australian Wooden Boat Fest 2017 is On the Way
Tasmania – from the organisers: Well, the venues are booked, the program is out, the boats are lined up and more than 268 volunteers have already signed up to be part of the largest wooden boat festival in Australia (well, actually one of the largest in the world!). With 427 registered boats being painted sanded, […]
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A new Tall Ship – from an old freighter
Rescuing a former sailing freighter, built in 1911, to make it suitable for ecological freight transport, with zero emissions by taking full advantage of the wind and self-produced electricity as the only means of propulsion – this, in a nutshell, describes the Brigantes project, an ambitious renovation project aimed at promoting the benefits of carbon […]
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Volunteers needed…
The battle to complete the restoration of the historic paddle steamer Medway Queen goes on. With the aid, once again, of the Heritage Lottery Fund the Medway Queen Preservation Society is coming to grips with current organisational and legal requirements for heritage charities. The focus is now on the volunteers who work on the ship […]