Classic Boat

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.

MOST ACCURATE CARVEL EVER?

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CARVEL MARVEL • The new 8-M yacht Starling Burgess, built to a 1937 design, has redefined the accuracy of carvel build for the 21st century. This summer, she’ll take on 30 other eights in the heat of the 8-M Worlds in Geneva

Classic fleet in RORC’s Transat Race

Moonbeam on the move

Entries open for Cowes Spring Classics

Where to see the J Class in 2022

Anniversaries in 2022

Sad ending for Nevil Shute’s Runagate

Ransome fan leaves Nancy Blackett £150k

Wharram celebration planned in Falmouth

BoatLife Live set to open

Cruising Association app

Gaffers welcome as British Classic Week turns 20

Climb the Cutty Sark’s rig

Round the Island early bird entries

EDOUARD FIESS, NAVILY

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FAMILY FRIEND • The 1958 Fred Parker yacht Brynhilde has been in the family for half a century and now, thanks to a recent refit, she’s looking as well as ever

Saleroom

Bernard Gallay Yacht Brokerage

Objects of desire

WOODEN SHIPS DARTMOUTH UK

Victory at any cost • The need for speed can shut out almost everything else

BOSUN’S BAG • PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER

THE PRINT MAKER • Artist and book illustrator Angela Harding has a clinker sailing yacht and a love of the wilder coast

ACCESS ALL AREAS • The latest collaboration between Star Yachts and Andrew Wolstenholme has procued a small, fast launch that can be floated on a puddle

A round-up 0f the latest BOOKS • Our regular round-up of (mostly) new publishing including, this month, a major work on Tore Holm and a book of poems from one of the greatest yacht designers of all time

SUPERLATIVE ERA • The quest to go further, higher and faster set the defining mood of the early decades of the 20th century… and nowhere more so than on water

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS • Fairweather sailor Jonathan Lee takes to the high seas on a restored Victorian fishing trawler and discovers some war-time secrets

Getting afloat

FINISH LINE • The race towards ecologically sound coatings is in full flow. These days, antifouls can be anything from horse tranquiliser to physical remedies inspired by sea urchins.

Over the garden wall

First Mersey Mylne restored

Return of the Medway Queen

Last ever Giles?

BUILDING ON THE PAST • CB’s art editor visits the yard where his boat was built

Boatbuilder’s Notes

Floating vice jaw

BALL PEEN HAMMER

LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY

Next month

They’re getting younger • Boatbuilders and conservators are starting at school these days, says Steffan Meyric Hughes