DESIGNING BOATS • BUILDING BOATS • USING BOATS
A Scottish boatbuilder, A & R Way Ltd (Lochgilphead), has embedded an electric propulsion system into a rudder on a new build Oban Skiff. Adam Way made a replica rudder with a core of sapele and cheeks of larch, with … Continued
Despite a rich maritime tradition and a vibrant community of craftspeople building a wide range of boats, are our traditional wooden boatbuilding skills in danger of being lost? Heritage Crafts and the Wooden Boat Builders’ Trade Association are holding a … Continued
Kevin Halcrow of Lakeland Wooden Boats has brought a rather different boat with him to this year’s Southampton Boat Show. Alongside one of his Andrew Wolstenholme designed clinker dinghies – a 14’6’’ (4.4m) Swallow – Kevin is exhibiting a Haven … Continued
Star Yachts are back at the Southampton Boat Show this year with their Bristol 6.0 launch, exhibited for the first time at the show last year. Based in the historic Underfall Yard in Bristol and run by boatbuilder Win Cnoops, … Continued
The Woodbridge Boatyard is at the Southampton Boat Show on the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association’s stand with two wooden boats; ‘La Mouette’, the first new Everson 11 dinghy, and ‘Jubilee’, a Deben Cherub. ‘La Mouette’ was built earlier this year … Continued
Wessex Resins will be running daily product demonstrations over the course of Southampton International Boat Show (12:00 & 14:30 each day at stand J401, 16-25 September 2022). The mini-masterclasses will share the team’s specialist knowledge in getting the best out … Continued
On 23 July, a colourful fleet of home built catamarans gathered in Cornwall to pay their last respects to James and Ruth Wharram. Outside Falmouth harbour – the starting point of their legendary first Atlantic crossing in 1955 – in … Continued
An exciting new film project is underway, capturing the art of engineless sailing on a variety of vessels around the UK. Set to hit screens in early 2024, Wind, Tide and Oar is currently in production, having secured Arts Council … Continued
A special ‘Hui’ will be held over the weekend of 23-24 July in Cornwall to celebrate the lives of James and Ruth Wharram, with a fleet of Wharram catamarans and other boats gathering as James and Ruth’s ashes are scattered … Continued
ABBA Revival We’re delighted to hear the Dutch Wooden Boat Festival will once again hold a WaterCraft-inspired Amateur Boatbuilding Award at this year’s event in Den Helder, Netherlands from 2-3 July. This is the fifth time the Dutch awards have … Continued