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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 […]
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Rosemary III sailing in Falmouth
[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”][fusion_text]Rosemary III – Fife’s 1925 creation restored at Penpol recently and now for sale with Barney Sandeman… time to start playing the lottery! And sometimes a restoration that just gets back to […]
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Round the Island – entries open at Midnight Thursday 26 January
From the organisers – Cowes, Isle of Wight: The iconic one-day yacht racing extravangaza, the Round the Island Race™, organised by the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in Cowes, has announced that Early Bird entries for the 2017 race, being held on Saturday 1st July, will open at 00.00 on Friday 27th January. In tandem, the […]
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Christina and her Electric Bike
Meet Christina – from Stigo riding her electric bike at the Boat Show. The thing does 25kmph and folds into something like a golf caddy in a few seconds. Battery seems to last all day – the bike was still going strong, being ridden in and out of the pub after the show. No pedals […]
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Ken Read’s insights from the recent yacht racing forum – Malta
Ken Read makes some interesting points about getting into sailing at last year’s yacht racing forum in Malta… Ken is well known for helming on J-Class Yachts and offers some advice on how to attract and keep young people into the sport. […]
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Halcyon days – winter sailing
Winter sailing is often great, in these halcyon days before Christmas; we were out in just our jerseys yesterday, December 17, in the Heard 28 Isabel. Halcyon days are often associated with high pressure during the 14 day period around the solstice. They stem from Greek mythology and really refer to the Aegean – but […]
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RIP Paul Elvstrom 1928 – 2016
Four times Olympic gold medal winner and all round sailing legend Paul Elvstrom has died, at his home in Denmark aged 88. Elvstrom was a lifelong sailor – and raced competitively for 60 years. He was still just 20 when he won gold at the London Olympics in 1948 in the new Fairey Firefly class. He […]
