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

CANADA’S DAUGHTER • She was designed for the Thames but built in Canada. After 127 years, she’s possibly the nation’s oldest boat and her recent refit sees her ready for another century

A gathering of wooden wonders

Tell Tales

TIMELESS • The Contessa 32 is one of the most wanted glass classics, which is why Jeremy Rogers recently built a new one for a trip to Cape Horn. And now they’re building another

Saleroom

Objects of desire

Salty Cravings • The many ways to feed your desire to go to sea

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Memory man • For more than half a century, Barry Pickthall has covered every major event in yachting, from the 1979 Fastnet to the America’s Cup

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

THE NOMINEES RESTORED SAILING VESSEL UNDER 40FT (12.2M)

THE NOMINEES RESTORED SAILING VESSEL OVER 40FT (12.2M)

THE NOMINEES SPIRIT OF TRADITION

THE NOMINEES POWERED VESSEL UNDER 100FT (30.5M)

THE NOMINEES POWERED VESSEL OVER 100FT (30.5M)

THE NOMINEES GSTAAD YACHT CLUB CENTENARIAN OF THE YEAR

BATTLE SHIP • A replica World War One wooden warship, with a pedigree in racing motor boat history, wowed visitors at last year’s Southampton Boat Show

SURVIVAL OF THE… FITTEST? • Why do some boats live forever, while others are left to die? And what you can do to help build a case when it comes to deciding

THE FROZEN GAUNTLET • Integrity is no steel-hulled ice-crusher, but she’s proved herself in icy seas over the years. Now it was time for her builder and crew to sail the North West Passage

The sailor king • Getting lost in a book on a rainy day

Getting afloat

POURING HISTORY EVERY DAY • Bruno Cianci continues his American odyssey on the west coast, starting with a visit to a marine foundry

STITCH AND GLUE • Sticking to a construction method that is accessible to amateurs has meant Sam Devlin has got a lot of people afloat

HOLDING OUT IN LOS ANGELES • The only boatyard involved in maritime preservation in the Port of LA is threatened by an industrial development project

Boats for sale

Craftsmanship Yard News

Boatbuilder’s Notes

Traditional Tool

Letters

Next month

To brown seas and beyond • The problem with sailing destinations is they’re surrounded by water, says Dave Selby