All the old boats – our photo book
Tall Ships, Small Ships, craftsmanship, classic boat sailors – all brought alive in photos and captions that capture the revival of old and vintage boats during the decades since the first Brest Festival in 1992
Book signing of Les Fêtes Maritimes
Because of Covid restrictions sadly I cannot be in Rochefort this coming weekend, writes Dan Houston, to join the photographer Nigel Pert in signing copies of our collaborative book - Celebrating Trad Boats (or Les Fêtes Maritimes de Brest ) to give it its French title. On Saturday 26th it's the annual general meeting of [...]
L’Hermione – Bringing History Back to Life
Nigel Pert talks to Dan Houston about the replica sailing Frigate L'Hermione, and shares his amazing collection of photos of the ship. The ship was launched in 2014 after a 17 year build programme in Rochefort, France. Copied from a 1779 ship of the same name, and to the same lines, she faithfully recreates history [...]