Another year is drawing towards its autumn and so far it’s been lively – very lively. As with many years, but more so this time, the shadow of history has moved throughout the year with us. Of particular note in 2024 was making two centuries of...
The yacht’s restoration was based around the same concept as when she was conceived. When Erik Åkerlund decided to have Princess Svanevit built to participate in the Royal Swedish Yacht Club’s (KSSS) upcoming 100th anniversary in 1930 he...
Lucky me to be roaring into the roads off Saint-Tropez at Les Voiles 2023 in a RIB with the famous marine photographer Kos. We can see Baruna, Tara Getty’s ‘new’ yacht tooling along as the crew limber down after the day’s race. And they are...
subsequently torpedo boat destroyers in the 1890s. Ironically, Thornycroft’s first involvement in marine petrol engines comes out of the company’s production of steam road vehicles as a natural extension of their maritime steam plants;...