“NY40 MARILEE: Restoration of a Herreshoff Classic” tells the story of a piece of American nautical history and of the genius of an iconic yacht designer. The 1926 Nathanael Herreshoff-designed … Read More
Don’t worry if you can’t make your own hole punch like blacksmith Torbjörn Åhman demonstrates here in the video, just come over to the Schooner Chandlery and shop our wide … Read More
Take a look at the video below of Des Pawson Working on a RNLI style Bow Pudding (fender) for the Dunkirk Little Ship, Lucy Lavers, with the able help of … Read More
Virginie Hériot: first female gold medalist at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam with her 8 M JI “Wing VI” (Second French, after the brothers thubé in 1912). First woman and … Read More
Irish Flax Felt, commonly known as Irish Felt or Ship’s Felt, it is a product that was originally made in Belfast, Ireland. It is composed of jute or flax felt … Read More
“Every year we go sailing with our grandfather Ukki. These are precious moments and this is just a snapshot of some of those moments. Hope you enjoy and never take … Read More
This is the 2013 sail of Schooner Adventuress from Newport to Antigua. Adventuress is a 1924 William Fife designed schooner.
Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called “coral bleaching”-a sign … Read More
Perspective: The year was 1947. A gallon of gas was 15 cents and the brand new car to put it in was $1,300. In Pinellas County, Florida, a population boom … Read More
SV Celebrate reports they are alive and well in the Gulf of Alaska: “we made it through the Bering Sea and have rounded the corner into the Gulf of Alaska. There … Read More
This post originally appeared on Sampson Boat Co here. 1947 Fully restored wooden Nordic Folkboat for sale – £8000 – Antigua, 2015 – I have taken on a new larger project, … Read More
We’re excited to have a new product, Adventure Mat, here in the Schooner Chandlery. Boaters face some unique and unexpected challenges to the enjoyment of their sport and travel lifestyle. … Read More
Several of the Schooner Chandlery marketplace makers are also sailors and boat owners. Freebag designer and company owner Lars Sørbø is out and about sailing southward away from his home waters … Read More
If you have a boat with external sail track and slides you’re probably aware that everyone has an opinion about how to secure those sail slides to the sail. … Read More
Last summer while I was linking the Schooner Chandlery Freebag store page to the video of their yachting product, I discovered the Freebag Pro on their Norwegian site. As I read … Read More
If the boat you own is over 20 years of age, you may have a hard time finding information about the maintenance of the equipment onboard. Here’s a growing list … Read More
How to Make a Kringle Mat with Rope. Johnny Debt’s YouTube video will show you how to make a Kringle Mat using Paracord. Normally the Kringle mat is made using … Read More
The isolation of Greenland’s Scoresby Sound in the frozen north is only accessible by boat From the Classic Boat May 2017 issue (CB347) Want more CLASSIC BOAT? Admire the world’s most … Read More
Spring has finally arrived and with it warm temps and Westerly winds. Friday, Team MARTHA raced the final Whitecap series race, we saw westerly winds from 11 to 18 and … Read More
The entire Lloyd’s Register of Yachts from 1878 to 1980, several bookshelves worth of information, contained in a memory stick. For this veritable gem we have the Association of Yachting … Read More
The dates for 2017’s Camden Classics Cup have been set for July 27-29. The New England regatta will continue with a two-day format, including a Parade of Sail and post-race … Read More
‘Home Ground’ is a short anthropological film exploring how two very different, but geographically close, cultures relate to one another within a striking and vast natural landscape. Featuring Siggi the … Read More
This clever little tool forms clamps from stainless steel wire. Many people — from bush pilots to sailboat cruisers in remote locations have used this tool many times in emergency … Read More
. In the Netherlands, sailing is big. Really big. Or perhaps, the country is just a tad too small to fit all those sailors in. But on hot summer days, … Read More
On the great and sometimes crazy stage we call shipping, few players are more interesting than the old salts, the lobos de mar—men who cut their teeth on boats and … Read More
Can we interest you in a bisquine, a traditional fishing boat of Normandy? She’s a beauty, and an original one at that. She goes by the name LA GRANVILLAISE and … Read More
Unique tender sale opportunity! Designed by Lindholm & Wedell and originally build by the Fredrikssund yard in 1930. In 2004 Doriana has been rebuild under expert supervision for an experience … Read More
This is the stunning shot that has won the Classic Boat Award in the National Historic Ships UK 2016 Photography Competition. Classic Boat’s editor Rob Peake presented the award to … Read More
Gordon Bennett’s own yacht Henrietta, winner of the first ever transat The story of the first ever transatlantic yacht race, in 1867 It was late October 1866 and the streets … Read More
Who uses Turkish towels? Boaters and beach-goers use them. They dry quickly and come in lovely colors. You can use a Turkish towel as a wrap or cover-up after a … Read More
