The St. Barths Bucket Regatta (March 17th-20th) A congenial, invitational regatta set in the Corinthian spirit. The regatta is open to yachts whose length is 30.5 meters (100 feet) or greater, unless invited under the ‘grandfather clause’. Safe sailing is the highest priority of the event organizer, therefore, an invitation will be extended to those …
Published on Feb 27, 2016 Skipper os Ragamuffin 100 David Witt explains what happened when they were slam-dunked by the 40 Knot+ Southerly change on the first night of the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. He also announces the future of Syd Fischer and Team Ragamuffin.
East Boothbay, Maine – February 24, 2016 – Hodgdon Custom Tenders, a high-end builder of tenders crafted to complement sophisticated Superyachts and division of Hodgdon, announced today that their 11.4 meter aft helm tender has won the 2016 ShowBoats Design Award in the tender design category. There were a total of 12 tenders nominated for …
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Progress update (2.24.2016) on the restoration of Herreshoff NY40 MARILEE. Measuring for the teak deck, sinks, gorgeous woods for the cabins have been done and all will soon be fashioned on the beautiful restoration by French & Webb – 21 Front Street Belfast, Maine Next update will come in June when MARILEE will be relaunched …
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Ben Harris is a traditional wooden boat builder based in Cornwall, UK. This film, directed by Remco Merbis and Fern Scott, documents Ben Harris’ love of wood work and boat building, how he acquired his skills, and how incredible it is to be able to take something that you’ve built with your own hands out …