Acle Regatta on the River Bure. #acleregatta2024 #riverbure #thebroads #norfolkbroads #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailingrace #sailinginstagram #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #sailworldimages #yachtsandyachting #watercraftmagazine #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatmagazine #classicboatclub #yacthingworldmagazine #yachtingmonthly #practicalboatownermagazine
'Tinkerbell' running downwind and downtide on the River Bure during Acle Regatta. #acleregatta2024 #royalyachtingassociation #ryaeast #watercraftmagazine #sailworldimages #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #yachtsandyachting #practicalboatownermagazine #yachtingmonthly #yachtingworld #yachtingworldmagazine #yachtinginstagram #sailinginstagram #sailmagazine #spinnakermagazine #thebroads #norfolkbroads #igersnorfolkbroads #wolstenholmeyachtdesign
'Pippinjack' beating up the River Bure during Acle Regatta. #acleregatta2024 #aclesailingclub #oldgaffersassociation #watercraftmagazine #wolstenholmeyachtdesign #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #practicalboatownermagazine #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #yachtingworldmagazine #yachtingmonthly #theriverbure #thebroads #norfolkbroads #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #yachtinginstagram #yachtphotography
This year, two outstanding French maritime festivals will once again take place in Brittany, with a spectacular parade of sail between the two. Held every four years, the @fetes_maritimes_brest will welcome more than 1000 boats from all over the world from 12-17 July, to celebrate international maritime cultures and heritage. From 18-21 July, the festivities continue with the biennial @fetesmaritimesdouarnenez, held in the historic port of Rosmeur in Douarnenez since 1986. In W142 (July/August 2020), Jean-Yves Poirier brought us the story of how these two festivals came to be – and how their success launched many more across the country and changed the trad boat scene for us all. Back issues are available for £7 or £8 per copy including postage to anywhere in the world from www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield – see W132 #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #maritimefestivals #fetesmaritimes #fetesmaritimesdebrest #fetesmaritimesdouarnenez #brittany #france #douarnenez #brest #traditionalboats #traditionalsail #maritimeheritage #patrimoinemaritime #kathymansfield #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
After some close racing during Acle Regatta 'Pippinjack' heads for her mooring. #acle #acleregatta2024 #oldgaffersassociation #watercraftmagazine #practicalboatownermagazine #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #yachtingpictures #yachtingworldmagazine #sail #thebroads #norfolkbroads #sailworldimages #yachtsandyachting #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation
Broads yachts 'Mystery' and 'Tinkerbell' racing on the River Bure during Acle Regatta. #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailingrace #sailinginstagram #sailworldimages #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #watercraftmagazine #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #wolstenholmeyachtdesign #practicalboatownermagazine #yachtingworldmagazine #yachtsandyachting #yachtingmonthly #theriverbure #thebroads
A beautiful afternoon on the River Bure for Acle Regatta. #acleregatta2024 #acle #thebroads #norfolkbroads #riverbure #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #oldgaffersassociation #ukwayfarerassociation #sailinginstagram #yachtinginstagram #classicboatmagazine #classicboatclub #watercraftmagazine #classicboatmagazine #yachtingmonthly #yachtingworld #yachtingpictures #yachtingworldmagazine #practicalboatownermagazine #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #norfolksailing #sail #sailing #boating #wolstenholmeyachtdesign
Acle Regatta on the River Bure. #aclesailingclub #acleregatta2024 #broads yachts #yachtphotography #yachtingworld #yachtingpictures #yachtingworldmagazine #yachtingmagazine #yachtingphotographer #yachtingphotography #yachtsandyachting #sailworldimages #royalyachtingassociation #ryaeast #yachtingmonthly #watercraftmagazine #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #practicalboatownermagazine #sailmagazine #sail #sailing #riverbure #thebroads #norfolkbroads #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #yachtinginstagram #oldgaffersassociation
This weekend Woodbridge & Waldringfield Boatyards and Waldringfield Sailing Club host the @oldgaffersassociation1963 Deben Cherub Centenary Rally, celebrating 100 years of the Deben Cherub class, designed by A.R.J. Curjel and built at the boatyard (formerly Eversons). The postponed OGA Teamac Gaffling Championship will also run over the bank holiday weekend. Based at Waldringfield, there will be racing along the length of the river for both events, with an informal lunchtime ‘reception’ by the river in Woodbridge on Saturday. Marc Fovargue Davies brought us the story of @woodbridge_boatyard in W146 (March/April 2021). More on @wolstenholme_yacht_design’s Gaffling design in W143 (September/October 2020). Back issues are available for £7 or £8 per copy including postage to anywhere in the world from www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph by Gill Moon: A Deben Cherub in the workshop at The Woodbridge Boatyard #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #woodbridge #debencherub #waldringfield #waldringfieldsailingclub #gaffling #gaffrig #woodbridgeboatyard #woodenboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months: www.watercraft-magazine.com/calendar/ or follow the link in our bio. If you have an event of interest to WaterCraft readers, let us know at [email protected] 📸 Cat Holman, 2022 @seasaltsandsail #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #boatfestival #traditionalboats #boatevents #sailing #boating #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
'Tinkerbell' beating up the River Bure during Acle Regatta. #acleregatta2024 #aclesailingclub #acle #theriverbure #thebroads #norfolkbroads #sailinginstagram #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #watercraftmagazine #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #classicboatmagazine #yachtingworld #yachtingworldmagazine #yachhtingmonthly #practicalboatownermagazine #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sail #sailing #broadssailing
Acle Regatta, Norfolk Broads. #aclesailingclub #acle #riverbure #norfolkbroads #thebroads #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailingrace #sailingboat #sailingboats #sails #sailinginstagram #sailworldimages #sailingpictures #yachts #broadsyachts #yachtingworld #sailmagazine #watercraftmagazine #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #norfolk #norfolkreed #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #practicalboatownermagazine
'Pippinjack' on the River Bure during Acle Regatta. #oldgaffersassociation #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailingrace #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #watercraftmagazine #practicalboatownermagazine #yachtingworld #yachtingpictures #yacthinglifestyle #yac
“During the last maritime festival at Douarnenez, on the oldest slipway in the ancient port of Rosmeur, JOSÉPHINE was baptised with music and general jubilation. In the crowd pressed tightly on the quay, several dozen people proudly said to each other: “I helped build that.” How can a boat only 23’ (7m) long have so many builders?” Find out in our May/June issue, as Jacques van Geen and Roger Barnes bring us the story of how the Association Treizour @canotd21 built their lugger. W165 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph by Kathy Mansfield: JOSÉPHINE is launched at the @fetesmaritimesdouarnenez in 2022. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #canot #canotsardinier #sardineboat #associationtreizour #douarnenez #fetesmaritimesdouarnenez #woodenboatbuilding #francoisvivier #françoisvivier #lugger #traditionalboat #kathymansfield #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Whether you’re designing, building or maintaining your own boat – or just thinking about it – WaterCraft is packed with practical information and advice from leading boatbuilders and designers. In our May/June issue: • @moraymacphail continues his series on traditional rigs with an in-depth look at blocks. • Ian Nicolson finds the source of some sneaky leaks. • @colinhenwoodboats celebrates an unsung hero of the toolbox, his Allway scraper. • Julian Wolfram has advice for amateurs considering a first design project as he considers scantlings for a sailing dinghy’s spars. Pick up a copy of W165, in stores and out to subscribers now. For stockists and worldwide subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Classic Marine #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #designyourownboat #iannicolson #navalarchitecture #navalarchitect #yachtdesign #yachtdesigner #traditionalrigging #traditionalsail #allwayscrapers #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilder #sailingdinghy #scantlings #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Lying abandoned in a Scottish boatyard, a little wooden Fifie, typical of the small, double-ended herring boats which were once seen in their hundreds around the east coast of Scotland, caught the eye of engineer Nick Barlow. Realising her potential for restoration one day, Nick bought her and took the lines off her, deciding to recreate her design using modern wood techniques in his workshop at Designcraft, nearly 500 miles away. Read the full story in our May/June issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Nick Barlow #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #fifie #scotland #traditionalboat #herringboat #woodenboatbuilding #plywoodboat #cncboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“No-one warned me boatbuilding can be addictive, but I should have worked it out for myself.” Only a year after home boatbuilder Tony Darrah finished his last boat, withdrawal symptoms struck and he found himself embarking on another build - this time a @selwayfisherdesign Northumbrian Coble, from a CNC-cut kit from Jordan Boats. Read all about Tony’s coble build in our May/June issue, where we also hear from designer Paul Fisher, as he explains his fascination with these boats and introduces his fleet of sailing coble designs. W165 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Tony Darrah #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #northumbriancoble #sailingcoble #selwayfisher #jordanboats #boatkit #cncboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Restored in exchange for “cash and ... a supply of Hamlet cigars”, Broads yacht SABRINA 3, built in the mid-thirties in Norfolk, has cast her spell on owners and boatbuilders alike throughout her life. 📸 : @Marc Fovargue-Davies . ⚠️ All credits are reserved & belongs for their respective owners 💼 🙏🏻 Special thanks to the owner for created this post ❤ 📨 If there any objection from the original owner for posting this on my account, feel free to message me, I will immediately remove it, no need to send a strike 🙏🏻 #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #broadsyacht #norfolkbroads #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboats #wroxham #boatrestoration #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Restored in exchange for “cash and ... a supply of Hamlet cigars”, Broads yacht SABRINA 3, built in the mid-thirties in Norfolk, has cast her spell on owners and boatbuilders alike throughout her life. 📸 : @Marc Fovargue-Davies #SailM8 #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #broadsyacht #norfolkbroads #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboats #wroxham #boatrestoration #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Paul Gartside’s beautiful drawings never fail to capture our imagination, but if you’re thinking about doing rather than just dreaming, we might have some answers for you. In the first of a new series, amateur boatbuilder Peter Robinson begins his most challenging build yet, a 12’ (3.7m) traditional clinker dinghy designed by Paul for a boat school. Follow Peter’s progress in our May/June issue, out now! For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Peter Robinson #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #traditionalboat #clinkerboat #woodenboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Here’s a boat that was very nearly never built! This little @selwayfisherdesign Redshank almost ended its days in a skip, where its pre-cut stitch and glue kit had been discarded. Happily, Polly Robinson rescued it and built it, turning someone else’s trash into a pretty and practical tender. Read all about PUFFIN’s lucky escape in our May/June issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: @pollymrobinson #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #boatkit #plywoodboat #stitchandglue #westsystemepoxy #selwayfisher #selwayfisherredshank #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Paul Gartside’s plans this issue take us to Brazil – via the Mediterranean and the Azores – and a colourful craft big enough to carry both sets of grandparents and all the grandkids. Free plans for a 25’ (7.5m) diesel family launch in our May/June issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: Paul Gartside #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #diesellaunch #familyboat #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Raid England sets sail from Plymouth this summer! Registrations for the 2024 English Raid, taking place from 19-23 August, are now open: www.watercraft-magazine.com/raid-england-2024/ or follow the link in our bio and click on 'News'. Photograph by @wolstenholme_yacht_design: The mighty MOLLY, a GRP replica of an American New Bedford whale boat crewed by the 'Henley Whalers', is a regular on the UK and European raid circuit. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #raidengland #englishraid #plymouth #sailandoar #smallboats #sailingraid #boatevents #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Marc Fovarque-Davies brought us her unique story in W144 (November/December 2020), as he visited SABRINA 3 following her 20-year rebuild. 📸 : Marc Fovargue-Davies #SailM8 #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #broadsyacht #norfolkbroads #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboats #wroxham #boatrestoration #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Launched at the @fetesmaritimesdouarnenez in 2022, 23’ (7m) Breton canot JOSÉPHINE was built traditionally using oak trennels – or treenails - to a digital design by François Vivier, inspired by local sardine boats. Jacques Van Geen and Roger Barnes bring us the story of how the volunteers of the Association Treizour @canotd21 in Brittany built their lugger in our May/June issue. W165 is out to subscribers now and in stores from 25 April. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Simon Jourdan #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #canot #canotsardinier #sardineboat #associationtreizour #douarnenez #fetesmaritimesdouarnenez #woodenboatbuilding #francoisvivier #françoisvivier #lugger #traditionalboat #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Since the cover of our first issue in 1997, the designer Iain Oughtred’s elegant yet buildable wooden boats have featured in the pages of WaterCraft. In our May/June issue, we mark Iain’s peaceful passing with a personal tribute from Moray MacPhail, Iain’s friend from those early days. W165 is out to subscribers from 18 April and in stores from 25 April. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #iainoughtred #iainoughtredboats #boatdesigner #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #woodenboats #woodenboatbuilding @moraymacphail #kathymansfield #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Summer is icumin in… and with it our May/June issue, out to subscribers from 18 April and in stores from 25 April. • IAIN OUGHTRED 1939-2024 – Moray MacPhail remembers the designer whose elegant boats we have featured so often. • LEARNING TRADITIONAL SKILLS – Jacques van Geen and Roger Barnes describe how beginners at @canotd21 built the Breton lugger Joséphine. • BUILD YOUR OWN 25’ (7.5m) FAMILY LAUNCH – Paul Gartside sends plans for a characterful craft big enough to take the grandkids too. • BUILDING A TRADITIONAL CLINKER DINGHY – Amateur Peter Robinson begins his first build using the old techniques. JUST ONE MORE BOAT – Tony Darrah thought he had given up home boatbuilding but a @selwayfisherdesign Coble kit became irresistible. • THE REDSHANK REDEMPTION – How @pollymrobinson found a boat kit abandoned in the trash and turned it into a practical tender. • BACK FOR THE FUTURE – Inspired by a semi-derelict workboat, Nick Barlow re-created a little Fifie using modern methods. • PLUS… Master boatbuilder @colinhenwoodboats celebrates the Allway scraper • And returns to test Sykes Timber’s sustainable teak • Julian Wolfram has more dinghy guidelines for amateur designers • @moraymacphail goes around the block • Ian Nicolson has ways to find the sources of sneaky leaks • And in Grand Designs, Paul Fisher has more coble designs for home builders. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Cover photograph by Kathy Mansfield: Perhaps the late Iain Oughtred's best known design, the kit-built St Ayles Skiff in serious action. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #iainoughtred #iainoughtredboats #traditionalboat #associationtreizour #paulgartsidedesigns #paulgartside #lugger #lugrig #clinkerboat #lapstrake #woodenboatbuilding #selwayfisher #backyardboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #kitboat #plywoodboat #fifie #sustainabletimber #coble #kathymansfield #staylesskiff #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Think you’ve got a challenge on your hands getting your boat out of the workshop and down to the water? If you haven’t got to remove a garden fence, prune trees and lower a brick wall you’re not trying hard enough! When Jerry Eardley built his 30’ (9m) gaff cutter at his home in suburban Manchester, loading it onto a lorry to transport it to Cornwall meant doing all those things, not to mention first getting the boat out of his house – quite literally! From W134 to W152, we followed Jerry’s progress as he built his modern gaffer to Ed Burnett’s Zinnia design. Find out how he got on with the big move in W146 (March/April 2021). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Jerry Eardley #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #edburnett #edburnettdesign #gaffcutter #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Wind, Tide & Oar, a unique film exploring the art of ‘engineless sailing’, premieres in London at @royalmuseumsgreenwich on 23rd April. More here: www.watercraft-magazine.com/wind-tide-oar-film-premiere/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Huw Wahl @windtideandoar #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #enginelesssailing #sailingfilm #windtideandoar #royalmuseumsgreenwich #bluemermaid #sailtraining #traditionalsail #traditionalsailing #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Restored in exchange for “cash and … a supply of Hamlet cigars”, Broads yacht SABRINA 3, built in the mid-thirties in Norfolk, has cast her spell on owners and boatbuilders alike throughout her life. Marc Fovargue-Davies brought us her unique story in W144 (November/December 2020), as he visited SABRINA 3 following her 20-year rebuild. Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Marc Fovargue-Davies #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #broadsyacht #norfolkbroads #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboats #wroxham #boatrestoration #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
The next Wharram gathering – or ‘Hui’ – is planned for 3-5 August 2024. This annual event brings together James Wharram Designs boats and boat people for a chance to sail, share stories and get to know different @wharramcatamarans designs and vessels: www.watercraft-magazine.com/wharram-hui-2024/ or follow the link in our bio and click on ‘News’. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #wharram #wharramcatamaran #wharramdesigns #wharramhui #cornwall #devoran #microadventure #spiritofgaia #pahi63 #hannekeboon #jameswharramdesigns #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
There’s still time to pick up a copy of our March/April issue, full of spring inspiration! In Brittany, @skolarmor.officiel boatbuilding school director Mike Newmeyer reviews the fleet at their 2023 launchings, while dinghy cruising expert @roger.barnes heads to Morbihan to review the Goat Island Skiff. Paul Gartside is back with free plans for a picture-perfect 21’ (6.4m) pocket gaffer, while François Vivier introduces his 15’1’’ (4.6m) Creizic dayboat design. Plus, not one but three articles on electric propulsion! Electric-motor-sailing on a John Welsford Whaler in Denmark, trailer sailing with an electric car in Scotland and a very different electric boat in the south of France. W164 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions, head to www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #skolarmor #mikenewmeyer #rogerbarnes #dinghycruising #goatislandskiff #morbihan #paulgartsidedesigns #paulgartside #francoisvivier #françoisvivier #electricpropulsion #electricsailing #electricboat #electricboating #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
The @woodenboatgathering is back! Following the success of the inaugural event in 2022, the Wooden Boatbuilders' Trade Association once again presents three days of wooden boats, talks and tours from 28-30 June, hosted by @windermerejetty: www.watercraft-magazine.com/woodenboatgathering2024/ or follow the link in our bio and click on ‘News’. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #woodenboats #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilder #woodenboatbuilderstradeassociation #woodenboatgathering #windermere #windermerejetty #lakedistrict #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Sailing, sculling, shanties and seafood! Mousehole’s @seasaltsandsail festival is back from 5-7 July this year for another celebration of traditional boats and maritime heritage. Cat Holman headed to west Cornwall for the biennial festival back in 2022 and found fun for all the family, both ashore and afloat. Read all about it in W156 (November/December 2022). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Cat Holman #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #boatfestival #mousehole #mouseholecornwall #cornwall #traditionalboats #maritimeheritage #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Festival season is here! Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months. If you have an event of interest to WaterCraft readers, let us know at [email protected] www.watercraft-magazine.com/calendar/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #sailing #boating #boatevents #boatfestival #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Even with small craft, like this 7’9’’ (2.4m) Eastport pram from John C Harris at Chesapeake Light Craft, the first rule of amateur boat design is to study how the best professionals do it. In his new series on designing a sailing dinghy in our latest issue, naval architect Julian Wolfram offers helpful guidance on suitable dimensions and scantlings. Plus, design advice from naval architect Ian Nicolson in his ‘Design Your Own Boat’ series, with better ways to lock lockers. Our March/April issue is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: @clcboats #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #designyourownboat #sailingdinghy #scantlings #navalarchitecture #navalarchitect #eastportpram #clcboats #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Backyard boatbuilding or fetch? We’re not sure who won here – our editor Pete or his old collie Moss. Either way, as he points out in our latest issue, everyone needs a hobby. And if you’ve got a story to share of designing, building or using your boat, we would like to hear yours. At WaterCraft we like articles about first-hand experiences, with fresh angles on boating and boatbuilding. So, if you have a tale to tell which ticks those boxes… or boxes we haven’t built yet, drop us a message or email [email protected] Our March/April issue is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #boatdogs #everyoneneedsahobby #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“Here’s one for your box of curiosities!” Shooting in St Tropez last summer for her Classic Sail calendar, Kathy Mansfield encountered something completely different. This is the Tyde Icon, a 44’ (13.5m) foiling electric boat for the luxury market, with a maximum speed of 33 knots. Not what you might expect to see on the pages of WaterCraft? Well, since the early days of our Cordless Canoe Challenge, we’ve kept a close eye on the technological advances of electric propulsion. So when something this innovative comes along, we like to know what it’s all about! Kathy Mansfield explains all in our March/April issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #electricboat #electricboating #electricpropulsion #kathymansfield #tydeicon #tyde #cordlesscanoechallenge #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Intrigued by a fresh kind of boating or keen to get more from your own? With a fantastic first-hand account from young crew at the @dinghycruisingassociation Cobnor Fortnight, a report from the Reeuwijk Raid in the Netherlands and news from the @southwestgaffers at the @oldgaffersassociation1963 River Dart Rally in Devon, our regular ‘Join the Club’ feature in the latest issue of WaterCraft is full of inspiration. Our March/April issue is out now! For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Rik and Edith Homan #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #sailing #boating #gaffrig #dinghycruising #dinghycruisingassociation #southwestgaffers #riverdart #dittisham #reeuwijk #reeuwijkraid #oldgaffers #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Choosing the right rope for your rigging can feel overwhelming. Knowing which factors to prioritise - without compromising on safety - could save on weight and windage, not to mention cost. Moray MacPhail shows us the ropes in our March/April issue, as he continues his series on refining traditional rigs. W164 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #traditionalboats #roperigging #traditionalrigging #traditionalsailing #traditionalsail #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
To celebrate the 50th anniversary this year of the film of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows & Amazons, The Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust at Hunter’s Yard is organising a family cruise in company on their historic vessels from 3-10 August, sailing the Norfolk waters of Coot Club and The Big Six: www.watercraft-magazine.com/swallows-amazons-cruise-in-company-on-the-norfolk-broads/ or follow the link in our bio. 📷 @huntersyard #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #arthurransome #swallowsandamazons #Norfolk #norfolkbroads #huntersyard #swallowsandamazonsforever #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Whether tacking up a narrow fjord or waiting for the wind on an open sea crossing, Flemming Sørensen finds an electric outboard is a useful aid to smooth sailing. Flemming takes us electric-motor-sailing in his home waters of Denmark on his John Welsford 19’5’’ (5.9m) Whaler in our March/April issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Flemming Sørensen #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #electricboating #johnwelsford #denmark #denmarksailing #electricoutboard #electricoutboards #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
With all the charm of a French workboat and none of the weight or maintenance, François Vivier’s Creizic design keeps the traditional looks of her heavier sail-and-oar sisters but embraces a lightweight construction and minimal fit out. François Vivier introduces 15’1’’ (4.6m) Creizic in our March/April issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: François Vivier #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #sailandoar #voileaviron #francoisvivier #françoisvivier #creizic #dinghycruising #plywoodboat #cncboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
New build or re-build? When a restoration means replacing most of the boat’s original structure, wouldn’t it be easier to take the lines off and build a new one? In our March/April issue wooden boatbuilder Colin Henwood explains why, with the right approach, traditional boats are well worth rebuilding. W164 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions head to www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: @colinhenwoodboats #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #traditionalboats #boatrestoration #woodenboats #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilder #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
'Skylark' on the River Ant during the 24hr Three Rivers Race hosted by Horning Sailing Club. #3riversrace2023 #3riversrace #horningsailingclub #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #watercraftmagazine #sailworldimages #yachtsandyachting #classicboatmagazine #thebroads #thenorfolkbroads #thenorfolkmag #riverant #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #broadsyachts #broadssailiing
Thoughts of summer. #summersailing #summer #summervibes #sunsetinstagram #morston #norfolkoyster #neilthompsonboats #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #northnorfolkcoast #northnorfolk #northsealiving #coastmagazine #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #boats #boatinginstagram #mooredboats #moorings #oldgaffersassociation #classicboatclub #watercraftmagazine #classicboatmagazine
Carbon-free trailing – can it be done? Tim Duffy shares his first hand experience of towing his Drascombe Coaster with a modern electric car in our March/April issue, out now to subscribers and in stores from Thursday! For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Tim Duffy #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #electricboating #electriccar #towingwithelectric #trailersailer #drascombe #drascombecoaster #electricoutboard #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Cornish Crabber 22, Wells-next-the-sea, North Norfolk. #cornishcrabber #cornishcrabbers #cornishcrabber22 #oldgaffersassociation #watercraftmagazine #classicboatclub #classicboatmagazine #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailinginstagram #yachts #wellscafe #wellsnextthesea #norfolksailing #norfolk #royalyachtingassociation #ryaeast #portofwells #sailing
Cornish Crabber 22, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk. #cornishcrabber #cornishcrabbers #ryaeast #royalyachtingassociation #oldgaffersassociation #watercraftmagazine #classicboatmagazine #classicboatclub #portofwells #norfolk #wellscafe #wellsnextthesea #sailingphotography #sailingphotographer #sailingboat #sail #yachtphotography #yachhtingmonthly #wolstenholmeyachtdesign #yachtinginstagram #sailinginstagram
Three small sail-and-oar boats beached on an island for a picnic in the sunshine, with a pot of coffee bubbling away on a camping stove. Roger Barnes knows the best way to spend a crisp autumn day, as he heads to Brittany’s Golfe du Morbihan in our March/April issue, to put the Goat Island Skiff through its paces. Designed by Michael Storer, the simple but speedy Goat Island Skiff is available as a kit for home builders or custom-built from Arwen Marine in France and Fyne Boat Kits in the UK. W164 is out from 22 February. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Roger Barnes #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #goatislandskiff #rogerbarnes #dinghycruising #golfedumorbihan #brittany #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #michaelstorer #arwenmarine #fyneboatkits #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Pocket-sized and pretty as a picture! Free plans for this classic 21’ (6.4m) Paul Gartside gaff cutter coming soon in our March/April issue, on sale from 22 February. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: Paul Gartside #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #gaffcutter #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Skol ar Mor, the traditional wooden boatbuilding school at Mesquer in Brittany – ‘School of the Sea’ in Breton – has been launching apprentice-built boats for over a decade. Co-founder and director Mike Newmeyer explains why building boats from a variety of different maritime cultures and construction methods is at the heart of the school’s training ethos, as he introduces 2023’s build crews and their boats in our March/April issue, on sale 22 February. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: @skolarmor.officiel #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #skolarmor #brittany #mesquer #boatbuildingschool #boatbuildingtraining #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilders #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Not looking forward to mad March days or April the cruellest month? While we can’t compete with old poets – or current politicians – we can offer you our March/April issue, on sale 22 February. • LAUNCH DAY AT SKOL AR MOR – The Breton boatbuilding school always attracts crowds keen to see the students’ scratch builds. • KEEPING IT SIMPLE– Still in Brittany, dinghy cruiser Roger Barnes reviews the Goat Island Skiff, simply built from a pre-cut kit. • BUILD YOUR 21’ (6.4m) POCKET GAFFER – A classic Paul Gartside cutter, capable of longer passages and arriving pretty as a picture. • ELECTRIC PROPULSION – After cruising the Danube in his electric launch, Flemming Sorensen goes electric-motor-sailing in Danish waters. • TRAILER SAILING WITH AN ELECTRIC CAR – Tim Duffy shares his first-hand experience of towing his Coaster to Drascombe events. • DESIGNING A SAILING DINGHY – A small boat is often the amateur’s first design project; Julian Wolfram has practical advice on scantlings. • GRAND DESIGNS: CREIZIC – Known for his designs based on traditional workboats, Francois Vivier offers a lighter kit-built alternative. • PLUS… Thames boatbuilder @colinhenwoodboats considers new build or rebuild • Kathy Mansfield encounters a very different electric boat • Dick Phillips tests WEST self-mixing epoxy adhesive • Moray MacPhail on modern ropes and where to use them • Ian Nicolson makes sure lockers lock • And in Join The Club, young sailors enjoy dinghy cruising and British gaffers enjoy Dutch hospitality. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Cover photograph by Nathalie Presles: Launch day at @skolarmor.officiel #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #skolarmor #dinghycruising #goatislandskiff #rogerbarnes #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #gaffcutter #electricpropulsion #electricboat #trailersailer #drascombe #drascombecoaster #towingwithelectricvehicle #scantlings #designyourownboat #francoisvivier #creizic #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Entries for this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival are now open! The 2024 @traditionalboatfestival will be held from 19-21 July, at Fawley Meadows, Henley-on-Thames. Boat entry forms are available from www.tradboatfestival.com First held in 1978, the annual festival attracts a fleet of traditional vessels, including Thames slipper launches, Dunkirk Little Ships, skiffs, gigs and dinghies as well as amphibious craft and vintage vehicles. Photographer Kathy Mansfield and Thames wooden boatbuilder @colinhenwoodboats brought us the story of last year’s ‘Trad’ in W162 (November/December 2023). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #thamestraditionalboatfestival #traditionalboats #woodenboats #thamesslipperlaunch #dunkirklittleships #amphibiousvehicle #kathymansfield #boatfestival #fawleymeadows #henleyonthames #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
The search is on for boats built in Looe! Organisers of a new event to celebrate the boatbuilding heritage of the Cornish port are hoping to gather a fleet of Looe-built vessels to ‘Made In Looe’, a three-day reunion regatta being held from 14-16 June 2024: www.watercraft-magazine.com/made-in-looe/ Photograph: Cat Holman #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #madeinlooe #looe #looecornwall #cornwall #madeinlooeregatta #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“Delve into a seafaring community miles from anywhere and there's a good chance you'll find tales of derring- do, nuggets of wisdom and larger than life characters in their past. And often their present.” Castine, Maine is no exception, as Kathy Mansfield found out when she uncovered the colourful story of the Castine class; a fine 18’ (5.5m) centreboard one-design designed by local boatbuilder Mace Eaton in 1951. Read the full story in W129 (May/June 2018). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #castineclass #eatonsboatyard #castine #castinemaine #kathymansfield #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Like a scene from Swallows and Amazons? Very nearly… Cat and Si Holman headed to the edge of Arthur Ransome country back in 2022 to visit kit and custom boat company @fyneboatkits and find out how their flat-packed fleet comes together. This is the @clcboats Outrigger Junior, one of the many designs available to home builders from Fyne Boat Kits, pictured here sailing on Derwentwater. Read the full story in W153 (May/June 2022). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Fyne Boat Kits #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #fyneboatkits #chesapeakelightcraft #plywoodboat #kitboat #boatkit #arthurransome #swallowsandamazons #lakedistrict #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
You know it must be nearly spring when boat jumbles start popping up on the WaterCraft calendar! Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months: www.watercraft-magazine.com/calendar/ or follow the link in our bio. If you have an event of interest to WaterCraft readers, let us know at [email protected] Photograph by Matthew Sullivan: Exploring Suffolk’s rivers with the Dinghy Cruising Association. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #boatevents #boatjumbles #boatshows #dinghycruising #dinghycruisingassociation #sailing #boating #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Inspired by the pointus and barquettes of the Mediterranean coast, this 16’5’’ (5m) lateen-rigged dayboat is a departure for designer François Vivier, renowned for his Breton-style gaffers and luggers. Designed to be built by home builders from a CNC-cut kit or plans, Gabian has a stitch-and-tape carvel planked plywood hull with an off-centre motor well, making her fully trailable. François Vivier introduced his Gabian design in W120 (November/December 2016). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world from www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: François Vivier #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #lateen #lateensail #gabian #francoisvivier #françoisvivier #mediterraneanboat #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #cncboatbuilding #plywoodboat #trailersailer #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Calling all boats built by Jack Chippendale: To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned master boatbuilder Jack Chippendale, Fareham Sailing & Motor Boat Club is hosting a one day, three race handicap event and celebration on Saturday 11th May 2024, to honour Jack’s life and work. More here: www.watercraft-magazine.com/chippendale-centenary/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Andrew Wolstenholme @wolstenholme_yacht_design #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #jackchippendale #chippendaleboats #chippendalecraft #fareham #farehamsailingclub #farehamsailingandmotorboatclub #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilder #dinghies #national12 #merlinrocket #cadetdinghy #flying15 #fireballdinghy #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“The perfectly balanced cocktail of the ancient and modern in boatbuilding.” This is NOOKA, a 16’ (4.9m) miniature Viking longship, clinker planked in birch plywood on epoxy-laminated larch frames. Designed and built by Tom White, NOOKA was constructed without a single metal fastening or fitting. Dick Phillips, Tom’s old boatbuilding teacher, brought us the full story in W116 (March/April 2016). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world from www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Peter Chesworth #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #vikingboat #vikinglongship #clinkerboat #plywoodboat #nooka #woodenboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“Some trips are there in the back of your mind for half a lifetime.” 30 years after stumbling across some old charts of the Baltic, John Floutier fulfilled his ambition to explore the Swedish islands, sailing together with a friend in a pair of 15’8’’ (4.8m) sailing canoes he built and designed himself. Read all about John’s voyage in W108 (November/December 2014). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world from www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/ or follow the link in our bio. Where are you dreaming of exploring by boat? Photograph: John Floutier #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #balticsailing #swedishislands #sailingcanoes #dreamvoyages #sailing #dinghycruising #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Sudden squalls while racing don’t need to spell disaster for the well-designed boat, even in the event of a knockdown, explains designer Ian Nicolson. How to plan for safe stowage of those heavy weights on board, as Ian talks ‘putting the crosstrees into the sea’ in the latest in his ‘Design Your Own Boat’ series. Our January/February issue is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: Ian Nicolson #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #backyardboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #yachtdesign #yachtdesigner #crosstreesinthesea #heavyweathersailing #anchorstowage #stowage #designyourownboat #iannicolson #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Late August on the shores of Ullswater, where a fleet of small boats gathered to conclude the OGA60 celebrations. More rallies and stories from the @oldgaffersassociation1963 and the Dinghy Cruising Association in our January/February issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Steve Mitchell #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #oga60 #ullswater #oga #dinghycruising #dinghycruisingassociation #smallboats #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Few newcomers to clinker boatbuilding would be brave enough to opt for the finest of timbers, but skilled woodworker Meryon Bridges wasn’t deterred. He built SOUTHERN CROSS, his 13’ (4m) version of Iain Oughtred’s Shearwater design, in carefully sourced premium Huon Pine, with exquisite results. Read the full story in our January/February issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Meryon Bridges #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #wooden #boat #woodenboats #woodenboatbuilding #clinkerboat #huonpine #iainoughtred #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Will 2024 be the year you build your first boat? This is Sandpiper, a 13’7’’ (4.14m) skiff originally designed to be built by absolute beginners to boatbuilding in just 4 days, during the Boats 99 Show at Beale Park. In our January/February issue, designer Conrad Natzio talks us through the beautiful simplicity of his design, built from standard sheets of plywood with no need for more than basic hand tools. W163 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: Conrad Natzio #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #conradnatzio #sandpiper #sandpiperskiff #plywoodboat #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
With everything from hemp to HMPE on offer, these days learning the ropes is harder! Luckily, Moray MacPhail is here to untangle the options, as he continues his series on refining traditional rigs in our January/February issue. W163 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #rigging #traditionalrigging #traditionalsail #roperigging #rope #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
The @woodenboatgathering is back in 2024, from 28-30 June! Taking place once again at @windermerejetty, following the success of 2022’s inaugural event, the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association will host three days of talks, tours, good food and company and, of course, wooden boats. Wooden boatbuilder and WBTA chairman Colin Henwood explains all in our January/February issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Lucie Henwood #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #woodenboatgathering #woodenboats #woodenboatbuilding #woodenboatbuilderstradeassociation #windermere #windermerejetty #woodenboatbuilders #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
Why build one boat when you could be building two?! In Australia, Dick Bedell takes time out from building his own Paul Gartside motor launch to build another Paul Gartside design, with his friend. Dick brings us the story of their shared build of a 15’ (4.6m) Cornish flashboat in our January/February issue, out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Dick Bedell #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #cornishflashboat #flashboat #rowingboat #rowboat #backyardboatbuilding #buildyourownboat #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
#Repost @watercraftmagazine Happy to see my Aquaplane build featured in Watercraft magazine with thanks to Caroline Kocel where she explains all in our January/February issue, as she talks to three backyard builders who’ve designed and built their very own flying boats. W163 is out now! For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Photograph: Kester Haynes #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #ekranoplan #aquaplane #flyingboat #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #watercraft #watercraftmagazine
“Sorry Mr Scales, you did your best, it’s just that a little schooner running down its latitude was taking up more room in my head than Fleming’s Right Hand Rule.” Thankfully for us, designer Paul Gartside was more interested in his ‘boat doodles’ than school Physics classes. Hard evidence of time well spent in our January/February issue, as Paul brings us full plans for two shapely Scandinavian skiffs. W163 is out now. For stockists and subscriptions: www.watercraft-magazine.com or follow the link in our bio. Drawing: Paul Gartside #boats #boatbuilding #boatdesign #paulgartside #paulgartsidedesigns #buildyourownboat #backyardboatbuilding #scandinavianskiff #rowingboat #rowboat #plywoodboat #clinkerply #flemingsrighthandrule #watercraft #watercraftmagazine