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Tom Cunliffe Soul Starter
Another bump and the whole ship shuddered. It was now or never....
A Poignant Wrack Protected
A century on, Dick Durham visits a German U-boat wreck in Kentish marshland
Strange Appeal
Any yacht from the artist Albert Strange is special. Charmina, once owned by Keble Chatterton and now restored, is no exception
Standing The Test Of Time
Traditional construction is easier and more satisfying, I say
How Many Roads?
As founder of Fairlie Restorations, Duncan Walker has been behind more big-yacht restorations than anyone else. We ask him to reflect on the past 30 years
The Question Of Authenticity
How far to go in the quest for a boat ‘as she was’? Modern know-how and seamanlike fit-out must be balanced with many other considerations.
Norfolk Classic Revived
GRP manufacturer Broom has begun restoring wooden boats from its past. Jenny Wren was the first to get the treatment
Taking His Final Sail
Jan Hein witnesses a moving salute to a fellow sailor.
'Wind-Driven Locomotive'
That’s how The Who guitarist Pete Townshend described the Jack Laurent Giles sloop Pazienza. After a long-term refit by her current owners, has she still got the magic?
David Boyd The Fairlie Years
Known for designing British 12-Metres for the America's Cup, David Boyd also made a significant contribution to the legend of William Fife III
Tom Cunliffe- Days Of Yore
Oil lamps and paper charts contribute much to the atmosphere on board a traditional boat
A Shed Load Of Work
The characterful yard that will restore anything – so long as it is a woodie with soul
Flying Dutchman
She transported wartime spies, she was a royal yacht and now, owned by an Italian count, she cruises out of Italy and Menorca. Not bad for a one-time Dutch pilot schooner
Yacht Stylist Martha Coolidge
I’ve come to realise I don’t actually like cruising. I much prefer racing.
1963 Admiral's Cup- Team Mates Afloat
They inspired a generation of yachtsmen with a famous win in the fourth Admiral’s Cup. Today, they’re still doing what they were designed to do – race!
Sternpost- Saving No1, Hope
Clare McComb had to be yachting historian and detective to save a historic dinghy
Secrets of a long life
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it or, as it were, maintain it.
Ultimate Planing Machine
The 328 Roadster helped to make BMW famous, but a hydroplane powered by the same motor was left to gather dust in a shed for half-a-century. Until now...
Perfect Composition
The 1937 Alden sloop Sonata was found dead in a Mallorcan forest. Just look at her now
Bosun's Bag
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
Hamble Classics A Friendly Fleet
The second edition of the event was as successful as the first, cementing its place as a season-closer for classic boats of all shapes and sizes
Racing On Thalia
Sailing en famille at Hamble Classics on an 1888 gaff cutter...with a puppy dog?
Bosun's Bag
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
JS Race In Bermuda
The biggest ever gathering of the class in its history and a historic return to the America’s Cup
Sailing On Joshua
Bernard Moitessier’s yacht from the 1968 Golden Globe race almost perished in a Mexican hurricane. But she’s still sailing in Brittany and is coming to England next year
How To Build A Boat In Japan
An ancient tradition of wooden boatbuilding is facing extinction, but one American is trying to document the craft before it disappears