Bear with me, this is going somewhere relevant to us. Many years ago I first entered the book trade, as an assistant at Foyle’s bookshop in London when it occupied its ancient premises at the top of Charing Cross Road, not the swanky place just down the road it...
I wrote in 2003: The Great Glen Raid was, for the three years 2000-2002, a rally for sail and oar craft from Fort William on Scotland’s north-west coast to to Inverness on the east, through the Caledonian Canal, most of which consists of lochs, as opposed to...
Italian nautical publishers Frangente have just released their edition of our well-researched David Lewis biography The Dolphin by Ben Lowings. If you’re unfamiliar with Lewis’s extraordinary career as a sailor and explorer you can find Ben’s book...
Readers might wonder whether this nautical publisher has any sailing experience himself; well, yes, though I seem to spend far more time messing about with boats then messing about in them. Here and in later posts I record my dubious credentials. Read More I wrote in...
You might notice we dragged our website into the ’20s – more or less. It’s more roomy and, we hope, more pleasant to explore, and we’ve worked to make it operate faster. Do let us know if it looks too dodgy on your particular phone or tablet and...
Knees are an immediate indication of the boatbuilder’s ability to make good looking shapes. Ideally one would like to use an oak crook. However, in these honest times, crooks are pretty hard to come by and also must be well seasoned before use, particularly if...
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