The Log

Are you open yet?

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 quite ready to actually open our doors. It was our...

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! 06

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS 18...

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...

Arthur Beale wasn’t always a Yacht Chandler! 04

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. John King Davis Captain John King Davis CBE (1884 – 1967) was an Engl...

Arthur Beale wasn’t always a Yacht Chandler! 03

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. George Mallory George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886 – 1924) was an Eng...

Arthur Beale wasn’t always a Yacht Chandler! 02

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. Edward Whymper Edward Whymper, FRSE (1840 – 1911) was an English Mou...

Arthur Beale wasn’t always a Yacht Chandler! 01

We supplied many prestigious explorers and mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. Bill Tilman Major Harold William "Bill" Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Ba...

Arthur Beale hasn't always been a Yacht Chandler!

We supplied many prestigious Explorers and Mountaineers. Our next few posts will cover just a few of our surprising clients. Frank Smythe Francis Sydney Smythe (1900 – 1949) was an English Mount...