Celtic Cruise 2016 – Sailing By: Tales from our oceans, seas, coasts and inland waterways

Cruise of ‘Joybird’, Portree to Howth: 1911

In this second part of an extract from the cruising log of W. F. Thompson, we join him sailing with[…]

‘Cruises of the Joan’ is from a delightful series, the Lodestar Library, featuring ‘interesting, the unusual, and the downright eccentric[…]

This extract is from the Illustrated London News, 8 January 1853 and reports on a horrific shipwreck and explosion with[…]

With the bad weather forecasts, most skippers have decided to head for Strangford Lough. Strong winds are forecast so ‘Step[…]

Sitting at the fire in December and thinking of next year’s sailing season we only remember the summer sunshine, so[…]

This short archive video from 1940 takes us back to the days when the Peel fishing fleet was active. It[…]

The Peel Traditional Boat Weekend has been running since 1990 and is a popular event for traditional craft with a[…]

This ten minute film from British Pathé shows life on the Isle of Man in the 1950s with glimpses of[…]

Originally published in ‘Yachting Monthly’, May 1933, this extract is from a series of articles by Robert E. Groves, regular[…]

In this short poem by Robert E. Groves, regular contributor to ‘Yachting Monthly, yachtsman and artist, we hear his reflections[…]