The Log

Wooden Boats Saved by the Bell! The Covers are Coming Off!

There have been quite a few anxious wooden boat owners wondering when they can dunk their precious boats in the briny to stop them drying out. Now that DEFRA has officially declared boating open, i...

Building and Sailing a Traditional Wooden Boat in The Arctic: An expedition to Jan Mayen and East Greenland

A talk by Will Stirling Will built the stunning yacht "Integrity". It is one of the most beautiful yachts sailing today with proper traditional planked decks, a good old fashioned wood burning ...

Arthur Beale wasn’t always a Yacht Chandler! 05

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. Tim Severin Timothy Severin, born in India in 1940, is a British Exp...

Summer Holidays?

While the shop was basking in 38°C we were as cool as cucumbers in the icy coast off East Greenland. Here is Integrity, the wonderful yacht built by Will Stirling, snugling up to the bergs. There w...

Tony Curphey - the oldest person the sail solo non-stop around the world!

Tony has arrived back in Hampshire after 30,000 miles of sailing in his 32 ft yacht Nicola Deux (a Nic 32). Apparently he is looking forward to a King Prawn Curry from his local take-away. I conf...

La Longue Route - Tony Curphey

La Logue Route is a circumnavigation according to the spirit of the great French sailor Bernard Moitessier. It is not a race but it's a pilgrimage, there is no regulation, no constraints, no oblig...

The Best Priced Anti-fouling in Town!

Flag Cruising Antifouling 2.5 L - Just £34.20! Seajet Shogun Antifouling 2.5 L - Just £74.95! Both regular winners of awards in the Yachting Press Why not browse our NEW Painting and Varnishin...

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...

Emergency Navigation Lights

In the past we have supplied some pretty appalling dross which describes itself as "Emergency Navigation Lights". They remind me of CATNAPs which in certain engineering worlds apparently stands fo...