The Log

First Alex Thomson, now Ben Ainsley?

Alasdair Flint15 Dec, 2020

How frustrating it must be to have a boat costing £120 million and a team of the world’s top sailors yet they haven't been able to take part in al...

First Alex Thomson, now Ben Ainsley?

Alasdair Flint15 Dec, 2020

How frustrating it must be to have a boat costing £120 million and a team of the world’s top sailors yet they haven't been able to take part in al...

Alex Thomson doing 6.5 knots - Wow 6.5 knots!

Alasdair Flint22 Nov, 2020

When I wake each morning I tune in to the web to find out how Alex Thomson is doing in the Vendee Globe Race. This morning I found that he had slip...

The Vendée Globe Race is about to start!

Alasdair Flint07 Nov, 2020

This has to be the greatest sporting event on earth! Around the world, single handed, non-stop, in boats that go so fast that they almost fly. I...

What will happen to Arthur Beale? – With the new lockdown it’s all in the balance

EventsAlasdair Flint02 Nov, 2020

But it’s not all bad news. On the really positive side we have a brilliant BRAND NEW WEBSITE! Once Google finds us, we hope it will bring in loads...

Arthur Beale is moving into the Twentieth Century

EventsAlasdair Flint11 Sep, 2020

Blimey, the Twenty First Century already - what happened to the last one! While you may have had your feet up in the relaxing furlough position, w...

Tentative steps - but Arthur Beale is opening up!

Alasdair Flint09 Aug, 2020

I hope you are all keeping well and have succeeded in getting afloat somehow this summer. It is still quiet in the West End with most of the off...

Are you open yet?

NewsAlasdair Flint14 Jun, 2020

Not quite, I’m afraid. You are very welcome to phone through to the shop and arrange a collection, or you can still order online, but we are not ...

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

GearAlasdair Flint04 Jun, 2020

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 ...