Sadly the race around the Ile de Bréhat had to be abandoned when the wind died soon after the start, and the fleet was then ...

Here’s some photos from last year’s Eggemoggin Reach Race, and what we’ve got to look forward to. Eggemoggin Reach Race 2025.

Classic Boat is the magazine for the world’s most beautiful boats. Packed with stunning images, we have the inside stories of the great classic yachts and motorboats afloat today, as well as ...

Standing on the dock in HMS Hornet, Portsmouth (now the Gunwharf Quay shopping centre) on Saturday September 8, 1973, to count the 18-strong Whitbread fleet out, no one fully appreciated – least of ...

Since the earliest lifeboats in the late 1700s, up until the 1920s, most ‘service boats’ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution were sail-and-oar designs. The use of sails extended the range of a ...

The Classic Yacht Symposium 2026 gathered in Helsinki, Finland, this spring for the 13th edition of this premier international event. Continuing it’s mission is to celebrate the history, design, and ...

After a record 20,000 votes were cast from around the world, we can finally reveal the winners of the 2025 Classic Boat Awards… Welcome, once again, to the annual Classic Boat Awards, now on its 19th ...

Western Flyer underwent a monumental seven-year rebuild, simply because of historic six-week charter under famous novelist John Steinbeck. Built in Tacoma, Washington, the state-of-the-art seiner was ...

Identifying boats by their sailing rig – the specific setup of their masts and sails – is one of the greatest joys of being near, or out on, the water. Across the classic yacht racing classes it’s ...

A tour of wooden boatbuilding in Norway, meeting the old hands and next generation keeping centuries old skills alive. “Above all, it’s about preserving the intangible cultural heritage,” Tore ...

The diminutive island of Bermuda gives its name to today’s most common rig, but it was once deemed only suitable for small vessels, says Martin Black. I recently acquired this image. Judging by the ...

Nigel Sharp tells us of the fascinating story behind four major refits on the world’s sole surviving 23-M yacht. Cambria was designed and built for Sir William Berry (later Lord Camrose) by William ...