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…
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The History of Valerie by Stow & Son of Shoreham 1895
Early Lloyds registers show Valerie as being owned by yard owner, Thomas Stow himself…
Rare Summers & Payne yawl in need of help
Relaunched in 2010, the rare 95ft Summers & Payne gaff yawl, Artemis, has swiftly fallen upon hard times once again. The project’s surveyor, Jendrik Odenwald, explains what has happened…
William Fife 1912 Schooner Elise
It was husband and wife, father and mother, now grandfather and grandmother, Ted and Bridget that started it all off for the Merediths when the couple bought the distinctive and elegant schooner back in 1992.
William Fife III Schooner Elise: A Brief History
Elise was built on the Clyde in 1912 by William Fife III as an auxiliary gaff schooner with a Gardner two-cylinder paraffin engine. She was constructed for a WA Young of Paisley of mahogany and pitch pine on oak frames, copper fastened and the hull […]
Treasures of the South Seas
“You have no pearls?” she said looking at Jeanette. We were in a small store in the Tuamotus and the Polynesian lady at the register had caught me staring at her beautiful necklace
