Designing Boats • Building Boats • Using Boats
It’s time to pore over those summer sailing photos… The 2021 OGA Photographic Competition is now open! The categories are: Sailing Gaffers Photographs of gaffers in any situation: at work, rest or in repair. The photograph can be of one … Continued
Seven boats have been launched at Skol ar Mor wooden boatbuilding school in France this summer, built by students on the school’s 1 year and 2 year courses. From the 1 year course: From the 2 year course: Photographs: Skol … Continued
We’re happy to report two Electric Boat Association (EBA) events took place in the UK last month. In England, on the Upper Thames at Lechlade, five boats and several more EBA members gathered in glorious sunshine for a two-day meeting, … Continued
What better way to start the day than by launching boats on the early morning tide? Built by students on the 40 week boatbuilding course at the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis, the sun was out as five boats … Continued
New from Swallow Yachts and making its world debut at the Southampton Boat Show is….well, it’s not what you might expect. Known for their range of classic style daysailers designed and built using modern methods, their latest boat has taken … Continued
When the gates open for the Southampton International Boat Show on Friday, head straight for the Wooden Boatbuilders Trade Association stand (HO40), for some of the finest examples of boatbuilding – not to mention boatbuilders! – you’ll see at the … Continued
Using 100% solar power, a 27’ (8.22m) solar-electric boat has completed a 1400 mile voyage up the Inland passage from Washington State to SE Alaska; the first recorded voyage of this type and an exciting development which brings long-distance electric … Continued
From today, part of the historic boats fleet at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be available for public charter. The Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT) has a collection of small military craft, ranging from the 1910 35’ (10.7m) Armed Steam … Continued
14-year-old Katie McCabe is currently sailing around Britain in her 26’ (7.92m) wooden Morgan Giles designed West Channel One Design FALANDA, in a bid to become the youngest person to complete the trip singlehanded. On 30 June, Katie set off … Continued
They say that BOAT stands for ‘bust out another thousand’ – or in the case of our government, potentially £200m – but it doesn’t have to cost the earth to get on the water, especially if you build it yourself. … Continued