Chesapeake Bay log canoe sailing on video
Mighty stuff filmed by Seth Jones – just look at the huge rigs on those slender Chesapeake Bay log canoe hulls, the youngest of which are still old boats in anyone’s terms. And the choice of music is...
View ArticleUffa Fox designed Flying 30 Huff of Arklow relaunch in September
The latest Shipshape Network newsletter brings happy news that the restoration of the Uffa Fox designed Flying 30, Huff of Arklow, is progressing rapidly and is to be relaunched on the 7th September....
View ArticleThe astonishing tale of Troy number 12
Down at Fowey, boatbuilder Marcus Lewis has started work bringing Barbara, Troy 12, back to life. As he says, hers is an epic story… ‘Troy 12, the first to be built after the war in 1946, raced very...
View ArticleSighted: an East Coast One Design
I’ve just seen my first East Coast One Design at Tollesbury. She needs a little care, but there’s no question that these are outstandingly beautiful boats that must offer some truly glamorous racing...
View ArticleTorbay J class yachts
These photographs of the Torbay J Class 2 yachts Dolphin (ex Sonnet) and Suzette were sent in by owner Ingo Werner, who lives on the island of Usedom in the North-East of Germany, and has got in touch...
View ArticleCelebrated yacht designer Alan Buchanan passes away
Sad news from the Buchanan Owners Association Alan Buchanan, one of the last great yacht designers from the era when yachts were still built the traditional way and looked absolutely gorgeous, has...
View ArticlePaul Mullings goes racing in New Zealand on board the Logan-built Ethel
New Zealand-based regular reader and contributor Paul Mullings has been sailing, and has quite a story to tell. The photos, which are used here with permission, come from the excellent...
View ArticleThe America’s Cup and its effect on sailing at Belfast Lough, 1897
I don’t follow racing by choice – I’m interested in the technology but can’t bring myself to care who wins. But even I know that the America’s Cup seems to be endlessly controversial and often...
View ArticlePlank on edge sailing on film
Sailing Victorian era plank-on-edge yacht Sayonara. Just for those who wonder how they sailed… Once overwhelmed, they probably sank just as well though…
View ArticleRacing Raymond Hunt’s stunning International 110 racing yacht
I want a go in one of these too… But I wonder what happens if you accidently fill one?
View ArticleSailing a vintage Star class racing yacht
Via Bruce Taylor and small boat designer Michael Storer – see the Storerboats website and the Storerboatplans Facebook account. Read about the Star class at the Wikipedia.
View ArticleOriginal Velsheda hatch up for auction
It’s amazing what comes up when you write a weblog like this… I thought someone might be interested in acquiring this little piece of J Class history. Peter Davies was for many years sales director for...
View ArticleDorade in the transatlantic race, 1931
My thanks to Mik Storer for passing this on, and to Andrew Craig-Bennett for spotting it in the first place.
View ArticleDoes anyone have information about the New Zealand Mullet Boat Esma?
Gillian Williamson, who is based in New Zealand, has been in touch asking for information about her father’s Mullet Boat, Esma Read about the Mullet Boat class here. Her dad’s name was Tom Hollows....
View ArticleCompetitors and visitors: the Swale Match 2015
The day dawned misty and fair, and with light winds that improved a great deal as the morning wore on. In the blazing sunshine it turned out to be a grand race. We went out in our little plastic boat...
View Article1885 classic Mary, ex-Vanity, needs someone to save her!
Boatbuilder Mark Rolt of Bristol Classic Boat Company has written to say that the 1885-built 60ft classic yacht Mary, ex-Vanity, is in urgent need of re-housing and restoration – for otherwise she is...
View ArticleSailing a 110 (and recovering it)
A bit of a wild ride, I’d say, but I think they had fun getting it back up…
View ArticleHerreshof – an introduction
There aren’t too many Herreshoff boats to be found today around the UK – though there’s one local to where I sail – but I think he’s well worth reading about, and this article provides an introduction....
View ArticleIBTC now safely installed in its Portsmouth Dockyard premises
Gill Wilson has written to report that the International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth is now definitely installed in its new home at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s Boathouse number 4,...
View ArticleTorbay J Class boats, Suzette and Dolphin afloat again
Ingo Werner last year sent some photos of his two Torbay J Class boats, Suzette and Dolphin, both built by Louis Gale of Paignton, Suzette in 1920 and Dolphin (originally Sonnet) in 1936. The story...
View ArticleFamous Itchen Ferry racer Dolly Varden to be restored
A new YouTube shows the famous racing yacht Itchen Ferry Dolly Varden arriving at the International Boatbuilding Training College Portsmouth for restoration. She’s described in one of Uffa Fox’s famous...
View ArticleA stunning idea: a fast sailing ocean ferry for the 21st Century
The market for this won’t be huge – but it wouldn’t take many interested people with a sense of adventure to make it a success. Fair winds Ross…
View ArticleDoes anyone have good sources on Wivenhoe sea captains Joseph and William...
Joseph (two photos) and William Trayler John Trayler has got in touch to ask whether Intheboatshed readers might be able to shed some more light on the careers of two of his forebears, both of whom...
View ArticleSave historic Albert Strange racer Tally-Ho!
1927 Fastnet winner and legendary Albert Strange-designed cutter yacht Tally Ho is in need of help. She’s lying at Brookings Harbor, Oregon where the harbour authorities have decided that if she isn’t...
View ArticleTally Ho, Jolie Brise and Ilex: the story of the first three Fastnet races
Tally Ho ‘A hundred years ago public interest in yacht racing was widespread and the press, both dailies and periodicals, printed long articles covering races in and off shore. People came to sit on...
View ArticleTally Ho has a new owner and a new future
The legendary Albert Strange designed 1927 Fastnet winner and cruising boat Tally Ho (see an earlier post here) has a new lease of life, thanks to the efforts of the Albert Strange Association, and to...
View ArticleLeo Sampson videos Tally Ho restoration and repair
He is of course quite mad. But I like his taste in music as much as I like his taste in boats!
View ArticleA Christmas card from Lowestoft, 1911
What a cracking little Christmas card in reader Tom Edom’s family! Can anyone tell us what these boats were please? Write to me using the comments link below or by email to gmatkin@gmail.com and I’ll...
View ArticleColin Shepheard remembers Torbay J class yacht Dolphin (previously Sonnet)
Colin Shepheard has been in touch to tell us about his experiences with Torbay J class racing yachts Dolphin (previously named Sonnet). There have been a couple of Intheboatshed.net posts about the J...
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