Tag: great designers

LATIFA William Fife’s Finest Yacht

LATIFA William Fife’s Finest Yacht

Aboard today, LATIFA looks every inch the William Fife dream-yacht. When the current owner found her 37 years ago…

Coffee Table Trophies – More Classic Sailing Books

Coffee Table Trophies – More Classic Sailing Books

Staying under cover inside with a warming drink and a good book or two and a comfortable chair next to a warm fire wasn’t an option, it was a necessity.

No Ordinary Being: Starling Burgess (1878 – 1947)

No Ordinary Being: Starling Burgess (1878 – 1947)

W Starling Burgess: No Ordinary Being (a reference to a quote by AJ Munnings of the Royal Academy in a letter to the Times of London about the designer of ENTERPRISE, ca 1930)

Rebuild of Fife schooner Elise begins on the Humber

Rebuild of Fife schooner Elise begins on the Humber

After recently changing hands through brokers Sandeman Yacht Company, the big Fife III Schooner, ELISE, has commenced her rebuild at Joe Irving’s yard on the Humber.

The Schooner America – An Appreciation

The Schooner America – An Appreciation

The schooner yacht America of 1851 is arguably the most famous yacht in history…

Albert Strange with Stow & Son: Tally Ho

Albert Strange with Stow & Son: Tally Ho

Betty, as she was named when launched, was built by the well-known and reputable yard of Stow & Sons at Shoreham to Lloyd’s highest class.

Sandeman Yacht Company

Brokerage of Classic & Vintage Yachts