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Saturday the 2nd of April, 2011 saw a fleet of yachts and dinghies with very strangely dressed crews heading down the river Hamble and out to a start line in the Solent. Most of this gathering had just enjoyed a King or Queen cooked breakfast (d...

Keen sailor, Siun Cranny, has been appointed to head Chichester Harbour Conservancy. Siun, will take on this newly created role to lead the well established team at the Harbour Office.

By Ian Dawes, Boatshed Port Solent

So you’ve probably heard about the 19th annual Camano Rendezvous scheduled for the Lopez Islander Resort at Fishermen’s Bay? Disappointed because you’re not invited? Here’s the perfect opportunity to earn an invitation and attend the rende...

April sees the return of an old favourite - the Cans, Cones & Cardinals boat trip (Sat 16) as well as a brand new event Wild Food on Sat 30.
Sun 10 April Northney Explorer Walk
9:30am / 3 hours
A 4½ mile (7.5 km) walk from Langsto...

2010/11 Review

After huge expansion of the group over the past few years the Boatshed.com team have opted for a new form of transport, with 15 luxuriously-appointed offices the new Boatshed Head Quarters is due to be commissioned this month.

Rod and Becky Nowlin are pictured with Lance Bracewell aboard their new Bracewell 41 trawler, under construction at the Bracewell Boatworks yard in Richmond, BC.

Built by Camano Yachts Ltd. and Bracewell Boatworks from 1990 through 2007, the remarkable Camano 31 trawler has remained in demand. Featuring consistently high quality, a proprietary, efficient hull design, and a practical, no-nonsense approach t...

Come and see Boatshed holland at the Hiswa second hand boatshow at the Bataviahaven in Lelystad from 15 - 17 april.

Two heads are better than one!
But that’s not all this Bayliner 3587 has to offer. There are three staterooms on this aft cabin design!

The King & Queen Pursuit Race
By the end of 2010, Hamble Lifeboat responded to 140 calls from the thousands of mariners in the Solent and local waters. The voluntary organisation receives no public funding and relies on donations to keep ...

Built by Camano Yachts Ltd. and Bracewell Boatworks from 1990 through 2007, the remarkable Camano 31 trawler has remained in demand. Featuring consistently high quality, a proprietary, efficient hull design, and a practical, no-nonsense approach t...

A Southern Expedition claims ‘new found land’ in Needles Channel

Les Plus Grandes Marées d’Europe!
Phénoménale…. Un coef de 118 et un marnage de plus de 13m lundi 21 mars à St Malo. C’est impressionnant. La topographie de la Baie de Mont St Michel fait que c’est ici ou on voie les plus grandes m...

Classic - Contemporary - Cool! These are just a few words that describe this Matthews 40 Sedan Motor Yacht.

A core element of the Clipper Race experience is the pioneering training programme which transforms novices and relatively inexperienced sailors into highly skilled racing yacht crew.
CLIPPER TRAINING has trained more than 2,000 people who int...

40,000 miles of ocean racing and around 450 people facing the challenge of a lifetime. When the starting gun goes off for the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race in August 2011 the fleet of ten sleek, stripped down 68-foot yachts will embark ...

East Anglia is fast becoming a favourite location for leisure sailors. The River Yare boasts beautiful rural countryside and deep water moorings from the coast right into the heart of Norwich. The sea is about a two hour cruise away from Eastwoods...