Tom Cunliffe tells us of the wonderful life of Virginia Crowell Jones (‘Ginny’ to her friends, and ‘The Madam’ to us all) the late, great Madam of Newport.
Here was Integrity, afloat in Nome, just where I had left her. The harbour freezes over during the winter, so she had been hauled ashore to a sheltered spot and covered in snow. It wasn’t quite your ...
Being on board a wooden boat certainly feels good, but is it true it’s better for our health? Robin Gates explains… Since the noxious whiff of curing fibreglass first triggered alarm in a shipwright’s ...
The Jazz Age Legend Weatherbird is still sailing, and after an extensive 17-month refit in 2021, she is now up for auction… The 101’8″ Weatherbird schooner stands as one of the most historically ...