First frame goes up on eco cargo ship
The team at Sail Cargo, building a carbon negative marine freight 155ft (47m) timber three mast ship in the jungle in Costa Rica, has reached a major milestone with the raising of the first frame. [...]
City Of Adelaide – forced to move
Government paid A$850,000 to move her (from Scotland to Oz) and now seems to have lost interest... South Australian Transport Minister Stephan Knoll has given the owners of the 1864 wooden clipper ship City [...]
Eight Bells – Paul Gelder
Paul Gelder, who was editor of Yachting Monthly between 2002 and 2012, died on 13 February 2019, just a week before his 72nd birthday. He had been suffering from cancer. Paul first joined Yachting Monthly as [...]
PHOTOGRAPHER DONATES PRIZE TO CHARITY
AN AWARD winning Brixham-based photographer has donated his £300 prize to the Trinity Sailing Foundation. Peter Hunt and Ben Wheatley Peter Hunt — who has a large following on Facebook with his heritage [...]
Corruption behind Global trade in Burma’s stolen teak
CRIME AND CORRUPTION OF MYANMAR’S ILLEGAL TEAK TRADE GOES TO THE HEART OF GOVERNMENT BANGKOK: For three decades, the multi-million dollar international trade in Burmese teak has been riddled with crime and high-level corruption, [...]
Mild steel welding fumes and cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has released new scientific data, that links exposure to mild steel welding fumes with possible causes of lung and kidney cancer. The Workplace Health Expert Committee, part of [...]
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Supporters’ terms and conditions Thankyou very much for your interest in supporting Classic Sailor with a financial contribution. Our mission is to report on the sailing world with accurate and unbiased news and features and [...]
LIGNIA distribution expands
Bellotti signs LIGNIA to distribute its product in Italy and Switzerland LIGNIA Wood Company, the award-winning modified timber specialists, has signed a distribution agreement with Italian timber experts Bellotti Spa, who will be distributing the [...]
Greta sails into Lisbon
Greta Thunberg - the 16 year old climate activist, has arrived in Lisbon by sailing catamaran, after spending three weeks at sea since leaving Virginia in the United States on November 13. She crossed the [...]
Scuttling the Trafalgar survivor HMS Implacable
Short film showing the scuttling of the 18th century wooden-wall 74-gun ship HMS Implacable by the Royal Navy in 1949, after she was towed from Portsmouth out to Saint Catherine's Deep, a spot east of [...]
RYA recognises 47 volunteers
Some 47 volunteers have been recognised for their dedication and achievements in boating at the Royal Yachting Association's annual Volunteer Awards on Friday, 22 November. The awards were presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne [...]