War vets sought for woodenboat work
A war vets charity is seeking military veterans to help restore a historic wooden motor boat, gifted to the sailing charity earlier this year. The project aims to carry out the repair or [...]
Dunkirk Little Ship lugger relaunches
Following a two- and half-year restoration and refit the beautiful historic fishing vessel Our Lizzie is due to be relaunched at The International Boatbuilding Training College, Lowestoft on Tuesday 16 October 2018. Built of pitch [...]
Lively Lady in court battle
Two UK Portsmouth-based charities are about to go to court over a dispute involving one of Britain's most famous yachts. The charity which runs Lively Lady, in which Sir Alec Rose solo-circumnavigated in 1967-8, is [...]
North West Roadshow, with Tom Cunliffe
The Cruising Association (CA) is organising a one-day North-West Roadshow for members and non-members on Saturday 10th November at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Topping the bill and rounding off a packed [...]
Van den Heede extends his lead
Matmut skipper passes through Hobart film gate with 1,600 mile lead over 2nd placed Mark Slats Jean-Luc Van Den Heede reached Hobart in Tasmania for the BoatShed.com–film gate collection point at 07:30 local time [...]
Black Pearl heralds future zero emission yachts
The three deck 350ft (106.7m) sailing superyacht Black Pearl can reach speeds of 30 knots under sail thanks to her three 70-metre Dynarig unstayed carbon masts which can carry 2,900 square metres of sail - [...]
The 2020 English Raid
Monday 17 – Saturday 22 August 2020 The tenth English raid, for small boats using sail and oar, will be on and around the Blackwater from Monday August 17 to Saturday August 22, 2020. Organised [...]
Harken to Open in Palma
Harken will launch a new concept in service when it opens its ProCare Center October 1 in Palma. It will be a collaborative venture with Harken’s exclusive Spanish distributor, Equipyacht. Mark Gardner of Harken UK [...]
Hamble Classics – flying high at the RAF Yacht Club
Report by Jonty Sherwill, Photos by Rick Tomlinson. The fourth Hamble Classics Regatta hosted this year by the Royal Air Force Yacht Club (20-22 September) was another major success with 68 entries across 10 classes and for the [...]
Topsail Schooner in Small Ships Race
By Max Mudie for ASTO Saturday 5th October 2019 sees the annual Small Ships race return to Cowes: this end-of-season event sees many of the UK’s smaller Sail Training vessels race around the Solent after [...]
Britain’s boatbuilding revenue up by 21%
UK boatbuilding sector enjoys rising exports amid challenging conditions for the industry Boatbuilding year-on-year revenue increased 21.3% in 2018, totalling £777m in turnover This increase has been attributed to rising exports, with over 65% of [...]
The building of Ceiba’s stem
Follow the progress of Ceiba's Stem as Lynx Guimond, co-Founder & Technical Lead takes you through the steps. Be sure to notice the technical overlay, which highlights the exact piece that Lynx is working on, [...]