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.

A FUTURE FOR WOOD

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IRELAND’S OWN HERRESHOFF • The successful Irish pre-World War One racing yacht Lady Min won our 2023 award for best restored sailing vessel under 40ft

Classic Boat Awards 2022

Sun and breeze on the Solent

Tell Tales

MONACO CLASSIC WEEK • Power and sail to converge on the Mediterranean coast in a special celebration of tradition and beauty

ISLANDER • As well as her round-the-world adventures, this stunning GL Watson-designed ketch has proved herself as a competitive racer and a good all-round family yacht

Saleroom

Objects of desire

Looking the part • Dressing for it – on and off the water

Class act • There are few who could match Harold Cudmore’s expertise and versatility as a competitive helmsman and skipper, either in modern boats or classics

THE SECOND AGE OF SAIL • With the carbon tax deadline for shipping almost upon us, could wind-driven propulsion be the big comeback?

GLOBAL VOYAGE ENDS IN A WATERY GRAVE • The dramatic tale of Amaryllis, an early round-the-world yawl that found favour with the King and, like his famous Britannia, ended her life blown up by dynamite

MASTER AND COMMANDER • How a modern-day ragtag crew sailed a frigate replica 6,000nm through waterspouts and hurricanes to a film set, for the making of Master and Commander

MOVING SHADOW • The new Hood LM35 that won our 2023 award for best new powered vessel is a technological marvel with a heart of wood

THE FUN OF GETTING LOST • Although the likes of AIS is revolutionary there is bit of sadness that some of the fun and romance of sailing has been taken away

Yard News

Plane restoration

SURFORM FILES

Letters

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30 YEARS AGO • JULY 1993, CB61

The secret to racing? Slow down • Hal Sisk says as long as they all go the same speed, it doesn’t matter how slow a class is