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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Boat of the Week: ex-fishing boat live-aboard
Boat of the Week: ex-fishing boat live-aboard
Monday, 22 August 2011

This fishing vessel has been tastefully converted into a superb home, where the current owner has lived for the past four years. The attention to detail is, as Wayne Rooney would say, “gobsmacking” and the boat has all the trappings of a conte...

Canal Festivals
Canal Festivals
Sunday, 21 August 2011

In the pub the other evening, someone was commenting on how much fun the Canal Festivals had been this year and lamenting that the season was nearly over. We have enjoyed Cavalcade, Crick and Rickmansworth - missed the IWA National because of my b...

Featured Boat of the Week - Steel Motor Sailer!
Featured Boat of the Week - Steel Motor Sailer!
Friday, 19 August 2011

This 39’ Steel Motor Sailer is sure to Steel your heart!

Boatshed North Wales sponsors Abersoch Keelboat Week
Boatshed North Wales sponsors Abersoch Keelboat Week
Friday, 19 August 2011

Abersoch Keelboat Week kicks of this Sunday and Boatshed North Wales is delighted to be sponsoring this prestigious sailing event for the third year. This year is promising to be bigger and better than ever and the Regatta will also be the North ...

GPS/Plotter on Smartphone
GPS/Plotter on Smartphone
Wednesday, 17 August 2011

English

Shameless Plug for a Narrowboat Author
Shameless Plug for a Narrowboat Author
Wednesday, 17 August 2011

A while ago I was googling something boaty and up came Amazon Japan with a book by canal journalist Steve Haywood. I dashed off an email to Steve asking him if he sold well in Japan. Here is his response:

Taking a Rib to France on Holiday
Taking a Rib to France on Holiday
Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Rib trip to France

New Administrator For Boatshed Grand Union
New Administrator For Boatshed Grand Union
Monday, 15 August 2011

We are pleased to announce that another new member has recently joined the Boatshed Grand Union team. Peggy Melmoth will be handling some of the administration and email enquiries, welcoming new clients, liaising with vendors, and updating the Boa...

Cob 200 - Pilot Race
Cob 200 - Pilot Race
Sunday, 14 August 2011

As part of the Cob 200 celebrations in 2011, The Madoc Rowing Club held a race that was a re-enactment of the historic requirement to provide a Pilot to the ships coming into Porthmadog Harbour.
The Pilots and their crews lived in Borth y Ges...

Salcombe Regatta
Salcombe Regatta
Wednesday, 10 August 2011

It's Regatta time! Salcombe Town Regatta starts this Sunday 14th August with 7 days of fun for all the family. The first day gets underway with a Fun Run and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Monday is the day to get in the mud with the Mud ...

Canal Boats for Kids
Canal Boats for Kids
Sunday, 07 August 2011

Many people who buy narrowboats have their first experience of boating in Hire Boats. These are available in many shapes and sizes, all around the canal system.

NEWSFLASH: attention owners of small live-aboards in London
NEWSFLASH: attention owners of small live-aboards in London
Saturday, 06 August 2011

Due to an exceptionally busy summer, we urgently require central London live-aboards in the £30-£60,000 price range. Such boats are highly desirable and Boatshed's unique marketing approach means that they get snapped up quickly. Wooden boats, s...

Featured Boat of the Week - Eclipse 40 Sportfish Yacht!
Featured Boat of the Week - Eclipse 40 Sportfish Yacht!
Friday, 05 August 2011

No matter what your “phase”.......fishing.....or yachting........
this Eclipse 40 Sportfish Yacht could be the boat for you!

Six Useful Canal Websites
Six Useful Canal Websites
Thursday, 04 August 2011

I have always been a great lover of maps. I like to know where I am - and where everything else is. A great site for planning your route, and seeing it on Google maps as well as getting a printable itinerary is . You can even get a virtual cruise,...

Featured Boat: A Terrific 18m Luxemotor Euroship Dutch Barge
Featured Boat: A Terrific 18m Luxemotor Euroship Dutch Barge
Thursday, 04 August 2011

Built in 2007-8, this Euroships design Luxemotor lies on a residential mooring in a small, private marina just off the Thames in West London. She represents a great combination of traditional and contemporary design and fit-out and still has that ...

Walking with the Wounded Update
Walking with the Wounded Update
Thursday, 04 August 2011

When we waved goodbye to Simon Daglish's boat as it started it's trek to Corfu, a letter dropped through our letter box from him. The content of this is below:-

Yacht Gift Applauded By College Marine Academy
Yacht Gift Applauded By College Marine Academy
Wednesday, 03 August 2011

South Devon College Marine Academy has been presented with a gift of a 22foot long sailing yacht – for students to restore and sail on the River Dart.

Ao Chalong Yacht Club Phuket
Ao Chalong Yacht Club Phuket
Wednesday, 03 August 2011

The Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) began in the early 1990's as the Ao Chalong Cruising Yacht Club (ACCYC). Established by several locals to get people together for cruising purposes, its first 'home' was Pan's Lighthouse with Horst Lakits serving a...

Marine crime on the increase – an appeal for help
Marine crime on the increase – an appeal for help
Tuesday, 02 August 2011

Perhaps it’s no great shock to hear that marine crime is on the increase, but particularly worrying is the shear scale of current thefts from boats in Devon and Cornwall. All too often boat crime is seen as ‘a minor inconvenience that the insu...

Rolex Fastnet Race 2011
Rolex Fastnet Race 2011
Tuesday, 02 August 2011

The legendary Fastnet Race starts on the 14th August 2011 in Cowes and finishes in Plymouth from the 16th onwards. The finishing fleet will be hosted at Sutton Harbour Marina which is where Stephen from BoatshedPlymouth keeps his own yacht. It wi...

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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

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