Classic Boat

Admire the world's most beautiful boats, brought to life through breath-taking photography. Classic Boat offers a unique blend of yacht reviews, seamanship and restoration features, history and design columns, practical advice and coverage of the leading international regattas and events. Whether your interest lies in working on restoration projects or sailing in classic regattas; whether you're a wooden boat owner or simply an admirer of traditional marine workmanship, Classic Boat will have something for you.

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Classic Boat

A FOXY TALE • Tim O’Brien and his staysail schooner LaVolpe are in a love story that goes far beyond financial commitment

Classic Boat Awards 2024

Pen Duick VI and Maiden are conquerors of the globe

Antigua Classic finishes

Rahmi Koç opens new museum

Hamble Classics opens for entry

Oosterschelde reaches the Galapagos

Centenarian Barnabas, 1881

Uffa Fox play takes a different course

FASTNET BOUND • The little Aussie fighter Maluka, built in 1932, had already won her class in the Sydney Hobart – twice. Could she do the same in the 2023 Fastnet?

Saleroom

Silent witness • The positive side of a blip in technology

Light touch • Years of training was where this US-based photographer learned that the key to turning an ordinary photo into a potential masterpiece is to play with the light

THE DIPLOMAT • The American commuter yacht Hiawatha of the US diplomatic service has been a symbol of American Turkish entente, the subject of a terrorist attack… and these days looks better than ever

GRAYHOUND IN THE CARIBBEAN • A charter holiday with a difference enjoying eco-friendly island-hopping in the Caribbean, aboard a replica of an 18th-century revenue cutter

SAFE & SOUND • The RNLI has been saving lives for 200 years. In its special celebratory year, we applaud this extraordinary maritime service

ISLAND LIFE • It’s one of the world’s great spectacles of sail – and it’s not too late to enter the great mini-adventure this year

CITY SLICKER • The restoration of the reconstruction of Sir Francis Drake’s famous Golden Hind is a full-sized London attraction

LEARN THE ROPES • Untangling the terminology of modern ropes can be a bit of a task, particularly with classics, where traditional appearance is needed

The forge • An old-fashioned shipwright’s forge

Getting afloat

Craftsmanship Yard News

SAVING STARS AND FAIREYS • The SYH hub on the River Orwell has started a Stella yacht rescue programme… and the Faireys are coming out from the bottoms of gardens to find new life here too

Boatbuilder’s Notes

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The great silent reunion • Dave Selby’s idea to reunite the boat with its builder didn’t go quite to plan