Admire the world's most beautiful boats, brought to life through breath-taking photography. Classic Boat offers a unique blend of yacht reviews, seamanship and restoration features, history and design columns, practical advice and coverage of the leading international regattas and events. Whether your interest lies in working on restoration projects or sailing in classic regattas; whether you're a wooden boat owner or simply an admirer of traditional marine workmanship, Classic Boat will have something for you.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
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BUILT ON FAITH • More than a few sailors in recent years have wondered if we would ever see another new yacht by Holman or Buchanan. Little did they know that for almost 25 years, a new Holman cutter was already in build. Now, at last, she’s sailing
Tell Tales
REBEL RABBIT • Dick Carter’s 1965 Fastnet winning yacht Rabbit was a little fighter. Now she’s sailing again, much to his delight
Saleroom
Objects of desire
Racing for their lives • No one knew how to win a race like a fishing boat crew
THE ISSUE WITH SPEED • The smacks of the Thames Estuary are getting faster and faster. To ensure that they prosper, how do you balance speed against authenticity?
OUTSIDE THE BOX • The late American designer Phil Bolger is best known for his radical functionalism and rectilinear box boats. People often forget that his larger body of work was more traditional, like this mid-century American sport-fisher.
Restoring the past • Meet the man who restored so many yachts that they started a classics regatta in his name
HERRESHOFF’S LEGEND REIMAGINED • Yacht designer Chuck Paine has idolized Herreshoff’s 12.5 his whole life. Since retirement, he has been busy paying the design homage with three new variants for future generations…
The closest we ever came to taking the cup • Shamrock II was “the most dangerous antagonist ever encountered” according to the New York Tribune. So why didn’t she win?
GENTLEMEN WHO LUNCH • When you ship a pierhead jumper aboard your vessel, just remember – he might be sailing under false colours
Getting afloat
FRANCK ROY NEW CLASSICS
BLOCKS PULLING POWER • Blocks are one of the most visually important details to get right for the proper classic look. Which one is right for your boat?
BURSLEDON, HAMPSHIRE
VOLLENHOVE, NETHERLANDS
BRISTOL, UK
SEQUIM, WASHINGTON, USA
WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK
LIFE AFTER PELLEW • A year after Pellew’s launch, the yard is still thriving
Boatbuilder’s Notes
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A steal? Or a false economy? • A bargain boat will probably end up costing more in the long run, says Chuck Paine