Stephen Meyric Hughes tells us about the cultural lag in the boatbuilding world, and the ever-present Henry the hoover.

The Vela Clásica Menorca 2026 took place at the end of August, gathering the classic fleet for the 22nd edition. With a fleet ...

The 1911 Zulu Pilot Rely’s circumnavigation continues – we caught up with the crew as they reached Kyle of Lochalsh The 1911 ...

The 1889 Edwardian cruiser Enchantress has been saved from the banks of the Thames by Abbey Boat Builder, ready to be brought ...

The lifeblood of the traditional boat world? Inarguably. But how are today’s traditional boatyards fairing under the well-documented pressures of skills shortages, increases in costs, scarcity of ...

Classic Boat is the magazine for the world’s most beautiful boats. Packed with stunning images, we have the inside stories of ...

Nigel Sharp tells us of the fascinating story behind four major refits on the world’s sole surviving 23-M yacht. Cambria was designed and built for Sir William Berry (later Lord Camrose) by William ...

After rebuilding some of the most famous sailing yachts of all time, how hard could this 1960 S&S sportfisher project possibly be? Joe Loughborough and Steffan Meyric Hughes tell us the story of Grey ...

Since the earliest lifeboats in the late 1700s, up until the 1920s, most ‘service boats’ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution were sail-and-oar designs. The use of sails extended the range of a ...

Wonderful Port & Haylett Otter 36 now available for purchase from just her second owner. Fabulous large aft cabin, twin berths forward, two heads, galley, large airy saloon, twin helm stations & large ...

A tour of wooden boatbuilding in Norway, meeting the old hands and next generation keeping centuries old skills alive. “Above all, it’s about preserving the intangible cultural heritage,” Tore ...

“Let’s build back better.” Although that slogan has been used and paraphrased by several political groups and individuals – perhaps most notably Joe Biden – it was also recently adopted by the team ...