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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.
Boatshed Scotland scoops broker of the year award
Thursday, 09 January 2014Boatshed Scotland won the trophy for "Yacht Broker of the year" at the 2014 Boatshed Conference and Awards ceremony.
Capibara - Atlantic crossing low down
Monday, 06 January 2014We've had several questions from interested readers that are looking to do the Atlantic crossing, so here's some of what Signe & Henrik experienced on Capibara their Allegro 30.
Capibara - Should you believe everything you read?
Friday, 03 January 2014After a rather boring Christmas Eve in Martinique, we decided to go to St. Lucia for the New Year’s, because a local girl from Martinique had told us that they threw better parties at the neighbour island.
London Boat Show on stand E163
Friday, 03 January 2014Boatshed.com will be on Stand E163 for the next 9 days.
Capibara - Christmas in the Carribbean
Friday, 27 December 2013To arrive in Martinique has turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax for both of us, even though we barely talked about anything else during the crossing or before for that matter. Martinique hasn't live up to our expectations, which for my part h...
Capibara - The highs and lows of their Atlantic crossing
Thursday, 19 December 2013Sunday the 17th of November we sailed from Lanzarote both of us full of excitement and optimism. I just couldn’t believe that we were about to cross the Atlantic!
Capibara reached Martinique 18/12 15.42
Wednesday, 18 December 2013Capibara, Allegro 30, left Lanzarote on Sunday 17th November and arrived in Martinique after 32 days at sea.
New boat search for Boatshed
Wednesday, 18 December 2013There are various ways you can now search using different criteria.
Cruising abroad with your Dog
Tuesday, 12 November 2013With the new rules introduced in January 2012 it has made it much easier to travel with your UK dog abroad. We have two dogs, two Jack Russell crosses, both sisters Poppet and Gimble, now nearly 7 years old. They have done thousands of miles at se...
Bargains for canal boaters
Tuesday, 12 November 2013During November and early December the Canal and River Trust are auctioning off over 100 items of waterways memorabilia. Hidden away in their yards across the South East they’ve discovered various items which may be of interest to canal enthusia...
Why nobody goes cruising in the Canary Islands
Friday, 08 November 2013In Las Palmas we met a Danish cruiser, who lived on her boat in Las Palmas Marina. She had bought the boat in Spain six years earlier, had sailed it down to Las Palmas, and now the boat had never since been out of the marina.
Snapshot on whats happening on Gosport waterfront today
Saturday, 26 October 2013With the weather forecast placing a certain amount of doom and curbing our sailing over the next few days with Storm Force 10 to violent storm 11 expected on the south coast UK...
SV Traversay III - North West passage/Unimak Pass
Saturday, 28 September 2013The weather forecast for the Unimak Pass section of the Aleutians was, we are told, typical for this time of year. Later in the year, it gets worse.
PSP Southampton Boat Show...What to see and do.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013Looking for a plan of what to see at the PSP Southampton Boatshow ?We asked Boatshow "Veteran" Neil Chapman of Boatshed what he would do and see this year.......
PSP Southampton Boat Show...STAND DO63
Monday, 09 September 2013PSP Southampton Boat Show...STAND DO63
SV Traversay III - North West passage/Cape Bathurst
Thursday, 05 September 2013One of the unusual features of this summer's ice situation is the movement of Beaufort Sea ice in a kind of clockwise gyre to clutter up the coast of Banks Island. On a bad day, it even extends across the mouth of Amundsen Gulf to Cape Bathurst an...
From the Galley - PROVOLONE CHEESE
Sunday, 25 August 2013Great food comes from Argentina and this is one of their traditional dishes served up before the BBQ.
Sandra from Ruby's Rascal whose native country is Argentina shared this recipe with me, found this cheese in a specialist Italian Deli near C...
From the Galley - BEETROOT HUMMUS
Tuesday, 21 May 2013This is a great Dish to impress your fellow sailors when you invite them round for drinks on an anchorage, also it can be done really cheaply and there are so many variations you can make with chick peas, beans when you are on a long distance pas...
From the Galley - HURD's DEEP FRITTATA
Friday, 17 May 2013This dish is really a cross between the French dish Tartiflette, Spanish dish Tortilla and a Frittata. Called Hurd's Deep as I was making it one day when we saw a 35 foot basking shark off Alderney near Hurd's Deep Channel, so the names stuck ever...
3 things you must know before survey
Wednesday, 08 May 2013When you make an offer on a narrowboat, canal boat, widebeam or other boat for sale it is usual to get the boat surveyed. We can provide you with a list of local surveyors but we are not allowed to recommend one in particular.
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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.