Canoe and Boatbuilding for Amateurs
[ad#intheboatshed-post] “The number of boating men who find pleasure merely in sailing a boat is small compared with those who delight not only in handling, but as well in planning, building, improving...
View ArticleA giant among restorations
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Prepare to be awed! Lulworth is the largest gaff cutter afloat today, with a length of 46.30m (152ft) and a mast as high as a 17-floor apartment block. She is also widely...
View ArticleA good read for a winter’s night
If you don’t already know it, Moray McPhail’s Classic Marine website is an excellent resource. There’s an extensive catalogue for all the nice bronze and gunmetal bits and pieces that traditional boats...
View ArticleMaurice Griffiths classic Lone Gull II to be restored
Fans of Maurice Griffiths wil be pleased and interested to hear that the original Lone Gull II built in 1961 by Harry Feltham for the legendary designer, writer and magazine editor for his own use is...
View ArticleVintage Wooden Boat Association
The Association has over 900 registered boats ranging from classic racing dinghies to wooden ships. Membership extends world wide and there are a number of Regional Sections holding regular meetings;...
View ArticleClassics at Lough Erne
Ireland’s three great inland yacht clubs on Loughs Derg, Erne and Ree, came together for the first Waterways Ireland Classic Boat Regatta at Lough Erne Yacht Club on the weekend of September 15th and...
View ArticleMore of Roger Davies’ classic marine paintings
To bookmark a post, double-click on the headline, let the post open, and bookmark Roger Davies has been a marine artist for 30-odd years, although he claims it wasn’t a conscious decision – rather,...
View ArticleUffa Fox’s airborne lifeboat – at last a nice clear photograph!
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Uffa Fox’s airborne lifeboat at the Classic Boat Museum, Newport I’ve posted about the airborne lifeboat before – see Uffa Fox’s airborne lifeboat at the Museum of the Broads...
View ArticleFree Scandinavian-style skiff boatbuilding plans
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Mark Wallace’s elegant Black Skiff Boatbuilding plans for the Black Skiff have been designed and made available for free by Mark Wallace – he says all he asks for is to be given...
View ArticleJazz at the Isle of Wight Classic Boat Museum
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Jazz Dig these groovin’ photos taken by Julie at the Isle of Wight’s Classic Boat Museum! She’s an experimental speed boat built by Morgan Giles & May in 1912, and powered...
View ArticleMore information about the Kent-built ‘Blackwater sloop’ Gadfly II
We've had a short message and a few more photos of Gadfly II from boatbuilder and restorer Simon Papendick. 'Since I contacted you last on the website, I have found out more about the boat’s history...
View ArticleNick Gates & Co, of Thornham Marina
[ad#intheboatshed-post] From top: Lady May; SCODs ; and Girouette Nick Gates & Co is a traditional workshop based at Thornham Marina, near Emsworth in Hampshire. Set up in 1999 by boatbuilder Nick...
View ArticleNewly built Fowey River Dinghy number 53 launched
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Fowey River Class Dinghy number 53 was launched this weekend This Saturday saw the launch of another local racing class classic at Fowey - a new Fowey River Class Dinghy made by...
View ArticleA sad farewell to Philip C Bolger
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Probably Phil Bolger’s most frequently built boat, the Gloucester Light Dory is a plywood classic that will continue to be built, re-worked and adapted for many years to come....
View ArticleEdwin Schoettle on catboats, Gavin Atkin on what’s wrong with yachts and...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Legendary catboat Silent Maid Edwin Schoettle’s classic Sailing Craft published in 1928 is a fabulous big old book of nearly 800 pages – so I hope no-one will mind me posting a...
View Article1930s Atkin-designed 25-footer for sale in New York State
[ad#intheboatshed-post] This attractive 1934 Billy Atkin-designed 25ft Matthews Sailer is up for sale – and it’s such a sweet boat I have decided to post some photos. The Sailer described in the sales...
View ArticleClassic Sailing announces a special Tall Ships Race offer for 16-25-year olds
Phwoarrr! If you’re 16-25 and can find the reduced price of €1495 from somewhere, this might just be an irresistable opportunity: http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/log/youth-15-25-bark-europa...
View ArticleThe Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta
In the depths of winter, It’s so nice think a little about summer… And quite often it’s Jeff Cole who sends me something suitable. Thanks to Jeff, here’s a summery little trailer for the Inverloch...
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