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Often referred to as one of London’s ‘best kept secrets’, St Katharine Docks must be one of the country’s most stunning marinas. Set against the backdrop of Tower Bridge and the modernist architecture of the City of London, the marina has ...

The 2011 Trawler Fest - Anacortes, organized by PassageMaker Magazine is May 12 – 14.

Stranded Sailor’s Praise for Brixham Coastguard and RNLI

Boatshed Dartmouth recently successfully sold a Moody 425 and her new owner decided that the cockpit seating and sole were really in need of attention as part of his refurbishment of the yacht. The curved nature of the seating had caused water to ...

Plymouth (Devon) was unveiled as the second stop in the inaugural Americas Cup World Series (AC World Series) . The event will be held September 10-18th, 2011 and will feature both fleet and match racing.

Dartmouth branch of the RNLI will be holding a life jacket ‘clinic’ on Saturday 16th April 2011. The team from Ocean Safety will be on hand to inflate and examine the life jackets. Any faults that can be easily remedied can be repaired on th...

Built in Paglesham in Essex by the Shuttlewood brothers in 1903, this is one of the few remaining Thames Sailing Barges. Pagelsham Creek was the final resting place of HMS Beagle and local legend has it that this vessel is partly constructed from ...

Its come round to this time of year, your boats hull is weedy, she is sluggish under power and takes time to respond, plus urgently needs to be scrubbed off and anodes all checked for the new seasons sailing.

Plymouth (Devon) was unveiled as the second stop in the inaugural Americas Cup World Series (AC World Series) . The event will be held September 10-18th, 2011 and will feature both fleet and match racing.

Dartmouth branch of the RNLI will be holding a life jacket ‘clinic’ on Saturday 16th April 2011. The team from Ocean Safety will be on hand to inflate and examine the life jackets. Any faults that can be easily remedied can be repaired on th...

Plymouth, Devon is to host a stage of the America’s Cup World Series 2011

Pacific Seacraft is well known and highly regarded for their sturdy, heavily-built, sea-worthy, offshore cruising sailboats, designed by Bill Crealock. In fact, Fortune Magazine identified Pacific Seacraft as a producer of America’s 100 best pro...

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.