General Classic Sailing

Sanders: Classic Sails to be Proud of

Sanders: Classic Sails to be Proud of

Anyone who has undergone a yacht restoration will tell you that the key to success is in attention to detail. And yet it’s quite strange how often the last things to be considered in a project are some of the largest, most prominent and most important parts of any sailing vessel – the sails themselves. Peter Sanders can help.

Song of the Mokihana: a novel of 1917

Song of the Mokihana: a novel of 1917

The yachtsman’s bookshelf is a wonderful realm. Before the wide availability of electronics it was a resource for practical knowledge but it’s also a place of inspiration…

Fast and Fearsome: An America’s Cup Tradition

Fast and Fearsome: An America’s Cup Tradition

No other yacht has quite the kudos of the schooner America from 1851…

“The best bilge pump of all is a bucket in the hands of a frightened man”

“The best bilge pump of all is a bucket in the hands of a frightened man”

I must have quoted this phrase a hundred times over the years, because it’s such a great example of a near perfect aphorism for sailors…

Stow & Son’s Valerie: A Rare Gem

Stow & Son’s Valerie: A Rare Gem

It’s possibly a genetic throwback to hunter-gatherer times, but there is definitely a little bit of the treasure-hunter in us all. Maybe the trait manifests itself with us…

A Brief History of Stow of Shoreham

A Brief History of Stow of Shoreham

The Stow reputation was built on producing vessels of high quality that could be relied upon to have a roomy feel from having particularly well laid out interiors…


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