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21/05 Boat building

“Skills Which I Can Take Literally Anywhere”

Former Paratrooper Steve Brown thought he didn’t have the skills or the funds to get into boatbuilding, but ‘fate’ led him to the BBA.

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28/04 Cold Climate Sailing

Postcards from Antarctica

Tecla’s log entries from their recent voyages read like postcards from the edge of the world…

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12/03 Boat building

Meet Dan Lee: Guest Tutor at the Boat Building Academy

Rising star of social media for his instructional boat building videos, Dan Lee is stepping out from behind the camera to teach a two-week

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Sail on Oosterschelde with Classic Sailing

07/03 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What is a ‘Hands On’ Sailing Holiday?

Become Part of the Crew On a Classic Sailing voyage you can become part of the crew for the duration of your voyage. Fear

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18/02 Inspiration

Herding Cats & Sea Dogs… Planning a Group Sailing Holiday

Our Top 10 Tips for a Stress-Free Voyage with Family or Friends Traditional sailing trips are ideal as a group getaway. Once you’re on

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01/11 crew profile

The Hands on Line & Paintbrush… the Role of Deckhand

We would like to honour traditional sailing deckies. You are the hands on both line and paintbrush, the lookouts at our bows and the

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Great food on board and plenty of it

11/09 crew profile

The Way to a Crew’s Heart… The Role of the Ship’s Cook

Having taken a job as vessel manager at a heritage harbour a few years ago I was described (behind my back) as a ‘jumped-up

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Fun in the wet

29/08 Careers

Writing Your Sailing CV

Get Noticed for Your Next Volunteering or Crewing Role Having been involved with the management of various ships, as well as volunteer and trainee

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Pilot Cutter fleet leaving Fowey

02/05 Vessel News

Announcing the 18th Annual Classic Sailing Pilot Cutter Review for 2024

Pilot Cutter Review Sailing in Fowey and St Mawes Cornwall  30th May to 2nd June 2024 We are excited to announce that the 18th

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18/04 Shipmates' Stories

Tall Ship Memories – A Teenage View of Sailing TS Royalist in the 70’s

Huge thanks to Richard for sending in this glorious account of his first Tall Ship Voyage. If you have a story to share, get

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07/03 Book Reviews

Resilience & Wit in the 1890s

Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum was the first man to circumnavigate the world solo, a feat he accomplished between 1895 and 1898

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23/02 Featured Destination

The Stockholm Archipelago

30,000 Islands & Serene Baltic Sailing The Stockholm archipelago, known as “skärgården” to the locals, is an array of 30,000 islands, islets and skerries

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Linden on a sailing and scientific expedition in Svalbard. Linden anchored in the background, with a skier approaching walrus in the foreground. Join Linden through Classic Sailing

06/06 Featured Destination

Destination Svalbard: the ‘Cold Shore’

In Old Norse, this archipelago is Svalbarð: ‘svalr’ meaning cold and ‘barð’ meaning rim, edge or shore. The cold shores of Svalbard (consisting of

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