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Inspiration for Clive Marsh's sailing club when Ian Hayward visits as part of his solo and unsupported circumnavigation of mainland Britain by sea kayak.
Freedom is… a sea-going vessel that does not need a harbour, marina or slipway. Credit: Mikael Utterström/AlamyThe idea of just being able to pull a boat up on any beach like a Viking without the need ...
Rupert Holmes looks at what lies under the surface of different types of boat construction and addresses common misconceptions
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Old clinker-built open boats are being given new life as competitive sailing vessels on the East Coast
A lifetime’s work. From left to right, the restored Alice, Marie, Lillian, Mystery, Forrie May, Gipsy Spray and Mersea Native. Credit: Chrissie WestgateThe smacks and barges of the East Coast are mostly familiar names in maritime history, celebrated fo...
Proa designer Rob Denney went to Fiji to build catamarans and wound up launching a boatbuilding school to teach women how to build their own fishing boats
Drominunuku village women are justly proud of the boat they built. Photos courtesy of Sue Berners-Price and Rob DenneyNew Zealand boat designer Rob Denney, celebrated for his
Charles Beddingfield designs and constructs a 2m pram dinghy from plywood and epoxy to use as a DIY tender for his motorboat Tudor Rose
The tender is small enough to fit across Tudor Rose’s transom and is light enough to be carried up the beach. Photo by Charles BeddingfieldAfter years of dragging a heavy