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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

Continuing decades of close collaboration and association, WEST SYSTEM® is sponsoring the inaugural Spirit Regatta taking place from 25 June to 2 July in St. Peter Port, Guernsey. The event, hosted by Spirit Yachts & Guernsey Yacht Club LBG, is … Continued

After a smaller scale gathering last year thanks to Covid, this year Chesapeake Light Craft’s Big Little Boat Festival runs from this Friday 27 – Sunday 29 May 2022 and looks set to be an unmissable celebration of small boats … Continued

We can’t be the only ones who’ve wandered down to Monmouth Beach in Lyme Regis and peered through the windows of the Boat Building Academy, trying to catch a glimpse of what’s going on inside? Well to celebrate turning 25, … Continued

What better way to end the week than by bringing you news of the inaugural Wooden Boat Gathering? Taking place on 6th, 7th and 8th May at the award-winning Windermere Jetty Museum and organised by the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association, … Continued

A Devon college at the forefront of helping women break into the marine sector is celebrating International Women into Marine Day today.  South Devon College wants to help change the perception of a career in marine by encouraging more women to … Continued

Tickets are now on sale for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival Maritime Trail 2022, with a full programme of activities including tours of boatyards, hands-on workshops and the chance to try boats on the water. The Maritime Trail runs on … Continued

Two new wooden boats built by students at French wooden boatbuilding school Skol ar Mor were launched earlier this year. A François Vivier Ilur and a traditional Breton canot both took to the water for the first time on 29th January, the result … Continued