The restoration of two iconic vessels – the Spurn Lightship and the museum trawler Arctic Corsair – is progressing apace, while work has started on a new multi-million-pound maritime heritage centre in Hull, reports Brian W Lavery. Painting in progress…
Joseph Kay, who spent the majority of his career as a fisherman, latterly as second skipper on the Donvale, shares memories of Shetland’s restored sailing Fifie Swan, and stories from those who crewed the Swan and similar vessels in their…
Jim Mckerracher has a thing about Tommy Summers yawls. John Worrall reports He’s restored two, worked on a third, and now has his fourth. And this could be the most challenging of the lot. You can tell by the line…
The traditional double-ended beach boat, Mizpah, returned to Staithes on the North Yorkshire coast recently, following restoration at Steve Cook’s boatyard near Whitby. Above: The nearly completed Mizpah with new floor boards in position. One of the original planks is lying…
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