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To celebrate Trafalgar, we look at a less well-known side of the naval story At 1:15pm on 21 October 1805, a French musket ball struck Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson in the shoulder, passing through his lung and severing his spine. The bullet hole...
A go-anywhere, shallow draft explorer fully restored and enjoyed by her owner Avery different sort of sailing boat indeed!” said Loïc Le Marchand – with some understatement – when comparing the 1933 gaff ketch that he bought in 2016 with the...
A new boat but one full of antique know-how and style, the Hood 42 LM is a heady mix of brass, mahogany and speed It is rare to follow a wooden boat build from the keel up. I had this pleasure with the Hood 42 LM. As the early frames and sections...
The Fife Regatta and Fairey Owners Club draw in a fine selection of classic form On a warm June evening some 35 Faireys, along with a few fine boats of similar vintage and character, gathered on the Hamble at what was once the yard that built...