World’s oldest shipwreck found intact!
• 2,400 year old Greek trading vessel matches the British Museum's Siren Vase • Found in 2,000m of water • Her double rudders, tillers, mast and rowing benches intact A Greek trading [...]
Eight bells for a Broads legend
Robert Richardson, a pioneer innovator in the marine industry, sadly passed away on 20th October 2018, aged 95. In a quote to the team members at Richardsons Leisure Limited the Richardson family announced: It is [...]
Cowes ferry runs aground after smashing into yachts
Two RNLI lifeboats and three Coastguard Rescue Teams were called out to help search for possible survivors after a Red Funnel ferry collided with yachts in Cowes Harbour, Isle of Wight, on Sunday morning, October [...]
Lepage dismasted and rescued – Golden Globe
Update Tuesday Oct 23: French solo yachtsman Loïc Lepage was successfully transferred from his dismasted yacht Laaland by the Japanese bulk carrier Shiosai at 00:53 UTC Monday. The rescue, which took place in the [...]
End of red diesel for yachts?
From the Cruising Association: A decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union could end the use of red diesel for private pleasure craft in the UK At the moment almost all [...]
Golden Globe: Slats injured
• Slats injured in knockdown • Susie Goodall faces storm • Igor Zaretskiy suffers broken forestay • Abhilash Tomy undergoes back surgery • Gregor McGuckin arrives home Dutch skipper Mark Slats [...]
Renewable energy boat in London
Energy Observer, the first hydrogen boat to go around the world is in London London, the iconic 47th stop Boat is moored from the 5th to 13th October 2019 at St. Katherine Docks An exhibition is [...]
Seasickness – and NASA’s cure
By Ian Galletti Seasickness ceased to be a problem for me, as a skipper, during the late 1960s. I was driving down to the Hamble to skipper one of the Royal Air Force's offshore racing [...]
Ed Burnett Yacht Designs
A selection of plans, drawings and notes. Compiled by Jeremy Burnett with a foreword by Nigel Irens Ed Burnett worked with Nigel Irens on some significant designs in the late 1990s, including the Westernman modern [...]
36 activists sailing to Chile Climate Conference
Track of the trip, see text for a position link Greta Thunberg is not the only queen of the seas – when it comes to saving the planet by avoiding aeroplane flights. A [...]
Online archive for the 6-M class
3 October 2019 - London, England. The International Six Metre Class Association (ISMA) is delighted to announce the launch of a ground breaking online class archive at 6metrearchive.org. The Six Metre Class has a long [...]
Big sailing dreams
+44(0)1872 580022 - Email: Skippers@classic-sailing.co.uk Big Sailing Dreams: "I would love to, but…… Congratulations to Tecla (above and top) and her crew for being the first tall ship for 100 years to navigate through the [...]