The Log

Good Little Ship - A Talk by Peter Willis You've missed it!

Arthur Ransome’s "We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea" was inspired by his boat the "Nancy Blackett" which appears in the book as the Goblin. But there was more to her influence on the novel than that,...

London Fashion Week - An Antidote?

London is buzzing with all the top fashion designers showing off their beautiful clothes. We are very proud to be part of this great international city with its hugely successful fashion industry. ...

A Cunning Plan

I have asked all my friends who have boats on the East Coast if they would like to have an end of season meet-up in Brightlingsea. I rashly promised fair winds to all. That would be fair enough, bu...

St Katharine Classic Boat Festival - This Weekend!

The St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival is part of the annual Totally Thames celebration. Arthur Beale have had a stand there for the last three years and we love it! This year our stand wil...

If you are at a loose end this evening.....

....where better to be than at Arthur Beale's cool basement celebrating the launch of our brand new Rope Reference Catalogue! It will be a very ropey evening indeed. You can collect your new Rope ...

Arthur Beale Rope Reference Catalogue Launch 20th July

To celebrate our new Rope Reference Catalogue we are going to have a mini celebration! We've a fine bottle of Fair Transport Rum which has arrived in the UK under sail alone - via the Atlantic by...

We were on German TV!

The German equivalent of the BBC have just featured Arthur Beale on one of their popular programmes. As I don't speak German I've no idea what they are saying but I hope its something nice!

Johnson and Loftus Flying 10 wins Concours d'Elegance at RYA Dinghy Show

Congratulations to Dan and Tim for winning the coveted Concours d'Elegance prize for their beautifull Flying 10. A well deserved award for their efforts. They even made the foundry to cast the keel...

Flying 10 by Johnson and Loftus - Stop Press! THEY WON!!!

Our friends Tim and Dan have just built this lovely Flying 10 which they will be exhibiting at the Dinghy Show this weekend. Before they can enter the Concours d'Eegance the boat has to be sailed...

Last Day to Vote for Arthur Beale!

The voting finishes on Monday 31st October. If you can spare a moment to vote for us it could make all the difference to our success! It's pretty easy, just click on the link and fill in a coup...