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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Classic Boat is the magazine for the world’s most beautiful boats. Packed with stunning images, we have the inside stories of the great classic yachts and motorboats afloat today, as well as ...

William Fife III, GL Watson, Alfred Mylne can all be linked to Irina VII, and she is in the market for a new owner Irina ...

Article taken from the August issue (CB314). To subscribe to CB, click here. I launch my dinghy into the wide river. Swinging around the end of the slipway, she enters the full force of the current. I ...

Sixty-five tonnes of sailing barge is more fun without an engine, as countless people have discovered aboard the Thames barge Blue Mermaid, Nigel Sharp reports. It all seemed so effortless. We were ...

Standing on the dock in HMS Hornet, Portsmouth (now the Gunwharf Quay shopping centre) on Saturday September 8, 1973, to count the 18-strong Whitbread fleet out, no one fully appreciated – least of ...

150 years ago, John ‘Rob Roy’ MacGregor started the sports of canoeing and kayaking, and had a big influence on the small cruising yachts that would follow Happy birthday the sport of kayaking. You ...