History

11/10 Educational

HMS Victory – animation If you have visited HMS Victory in Portsmouth, you will appreciate, as I do, this fascinating animation. HMS Victory remains

28/06 History

A smelly Story This is a true story that happened when I was skippering Eve of St Mawes. Luckily I am unable to remember

05/04 History

Top Tips for your first sailing adventure from customers Don’t feel under pressure everybody learns at different speeds. Its ok to observe for a

16/03 Educational

I grew up in St Mawes, Classic Sailing’s home base, and learnt to row in the harbour when I was about 7 years old

23/08 Educational

When you think of a ‘traditional’ sailing ship, many people will picture something from a Pirates of the Caribbean film. A big, old galleon

25/10 Announcing New Voyages

Explore Scotland’s wilderness and wildlife on a traditional sailing adventure! Join a traditional sailing vessel, no sailing experience required. Our skilled skippers will guide

02/04 Educational

At Classic Sailing we still believe the best way to conserve our maritime heritage and traditional sailing skills is for historic vessels to go

14/01 History

Annual Maintenance Pilgrim requires many hours of regular maintenance every single year to keep her in good working order. During the winter all safety

31/08 History

We all know ‘pieces of eight’ from pirate stories but there is much more to it than that. It all started when the Spanish

04/08 History

What is a nautical dripstone? The Mutiny on The Bounty by Caroline Alexander contains this passage. Intro – Millward is preparing the Boat the

15/06 History

Sequel or Prequel? Film industry gossip sites have recently, June 7th 2021, mentioned a follow up to the film ‘Master and Commander – Far

18/05 Climate Change

Why sailing in the Isle of Scilly is such a special experience. Geological Overview A brief guide to Scilly’s 290 million year history Where

08/02 History

The Marine Sextant and how it works A brass sextant is a beautiful instrument with knobs, slides, Vernier scales, mirrors, magnifiers, filters, lens and