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.

It’s awards time again

Classic Boat

FIGHTING FORTY • In this, part one of a two-part series, we look at the life, times and success of the 1916-built, Nat Herreshoff-designed New York 40 Rowdy

Celebrating 45 years • WORDS AND PHOTOS JAN HEIN

Van Den Heede honoured with Pindar/IACH Award

All change • Two of the most notable classic yachts in the world have just been bought… and another is up for sale

A PASSING CLOUD • Andrew Robinson, owner of Antigua’s Woodstock Boatbuilders, knows a thing or two about saving classic boats, so it was the perfect scenario when he got his hands on Carriacou sloop Summer Cloud

Saleroom

Sailing through red tape • When did selling a boat get so complicated?

The quiet conservator • Chris Cracknell was one of those great conservators we never hear of. His death at the end of 2023 was a great loss to the world of historic vessels, but the quality of his work means they live on in his name

THE NOMINEES • Our shortlist of the year’s best restorations, new vessels and more – which gets your vote?

Z DRIVE • What could the shipyard that built the liner France and the car-maker Renault have in common? Answer: the early Z-drive transmission that today powers this little Rocca-built motor dinghy

ALL DECKED OUT • The ties that have always bonded sailing to fashion were strengthened when a pre-war 8-M yacht played catwalk to a fashion show in Sydney Harbour last year

ALASKAN ADVENTURE • Will Stirling narrates a voyage sailing Integrity – a wooden gaffer – from Nome in Alaska through the North West Passage

SPIRITED AWAY • In the second of our two-part feature, we look at hull shapes, rigs and the design process that creates them

Tom Cunliffe • The late, great Madam of Newport

Getting afloat

PUT A LID ON IT • Dan Houston continues his four-part series on restoring Tara Getty’s 1938 S&S yawl Baruna with captain Tony Morse

Yard News

Boatbuilder’s Notes

ULMIA JOINTER

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Next month

Everything goes in cycles • A cruising sailor’s perspective on the America’s Cup