Good news from the world of science this month, where wood has been named the rarest material in the universe. Not gold, diamonds, nor scandium, which apprently litter the cosmos, but timber - known to be only available on Earth (I feel I...
A boatbuilder's mission to honour the great Nevins through one of his most beautiful creations I grew up on a dairy farm eight miles from the ocean in New Hampshire. We enjoyed the companionship of about 130 cows. My dad ensured that I...
Summer may be whispering to you, but so are those 101 small jobs... SEACOCKS, HOSES AND CLIPS Seacocks are needlessly riddled with issues, starting with what to call them: skin fittings, through-hulls, hull valves and doubtless others. To...
The Robert Clark yacht Caprice, loved in her adopted home of Italy In December 2017, a historic regatta took place on Sydney Harbour. It had been 50 years since Australia had first won the Admiral’s Cup and 21 Australian boats – all of which had...