General

Trader Boats

Trader was launched in 1979 and is a world leader in motoryachts, with 500 Trader yachts cruising the waters of the world. The range includes Sprint, Signature, Sunliner and Superyacht – all instilling the values of comfort and luxury.   As the number one motor yacht brand in the UK , and over 500 vessels sailing the world’s waters, Trader is a formidable force in the marine world today. Safety first Non-slip teak covers the wide and even sid Full story ...

Arvor Boats

Arvor … then Launched in 1978 by Frank Collins, Collins Marine were responsible for creating Arvor boats. Frank Collins was a keen yachtsman, and in 1978, a Renault car dealer in Sydney. With a marine background and a career in engineering, it was inevitable that Collins would break in to the world of marine diesel engines. In 1983, Renault in France quit the marine market to concentrate on the automotive market. Renault Marine Diesel was sold to Nanni Diesel Engines. With only Full story ...

Sailing Tips: Anchoring

Boats are built for movement and will always resist being tethered to one spot.  Keeping them in one place is a real skill.  The right anchor must be chosen and maintained with care, and techniques must be learned and refined. How many anchors? The anchor ,and all the gear attached to it, are called ground tackle.  Each component must offer an ample margin of strength to avoid a weak link.  Start by choosing your anchors.  If you daysail or race, and Full story ...

Sailing Tips: Rigging

Whatever the advances in modern technology, the art of sailing depends on some of the most ancient mechanical devices: levers, block and tackle.  Consider rigging as the workings of a birds wings – the wires are its tendons, lines are the muscles and spars are like hollow bones. Cordage Cordage refers to the ropes that connect and control the sails, and is attached to the spars or sails by metal pulleys and clips. Cordage is divided into two types: running rigging and stan Full story ...

Sailing Tips: Understanding the wind

To be able to sail, you must understand the wind.  Sounds simple?  But by knowing from where, and how strong the wind is blowing, you can react to the conditions around you when you’re on the water. Direction Winds are named from the direction they blow from.  A wind blowing from the north to the south is a north wind.  But the wind never flows in a steady direction so you need to keep track of what its doing and change your behaviour accordingly. Clues are a Full story ...

Moody Boats

Mo ody Yachts The past As a child, John Moody fell was obsessed with boats. His first attempt at boatbuilding began in the courtyard of his home in Swanwick.  When he passed away in 1880, he left his boat building business to his son, Alexander, who continued to fulfil his dream. It was John's grandson, Alexander Herbert, along with his son Reginald, who began maintenance on boats at the beginning of the 20th century.  But in 1934, Moody decided to build yachts themselves. Full story ...

Fletcher

Fletcher Boats Norman Fletcher’s first love was racing cars!  After building his first car in the back of his model shop in West Bromwich in 1963, he soon received requests to build boats. Best of British Nowadays, Fletcher is one of the few mass production boat companies in the UK.  Self-acclaimed ‘boutique boat builders’, Fletcher offers the highest standard of service. Almost everything produced at the Fletcher factory is built in-house or sourced lo Full story ...

Sealine Boats

Sealine Boats Sealine are celebrating their 30th year of designing and building boats. Founded in 1972 by boating enthusiast, Tom Murrant, Sealine began with the belief that they could make a craft better than any on the market … and that ethos continues today. The company Sealine is one of Europe's largest luxury boat builders, producing over 300 boats a year. The luxury motorboat company offers an extensive range of sports cruisers, flybridge cruisers and motor yachts. T Full story ...

Bavaria Yachts

Bavaria Yachts “German engineered, sailor inspired” Hidden away in Northern Bavaria, miles away from any major body of water, is the largest boatbuilding facility in the world.  Since 1979, Bavaria has been leading the way in boating engineering and craftsmanship. In 2008 Bavaria Yachts built over 2,000 boats, each craft made to order, using the most innovative production line in boatbuilding. The Dream Factory Building out boats beam-to-bea Full story ...

Cranchi Boat Builders

Cranchi Boat Builders How it all began In 1866, Giovanni Cranchi opened his first workshop on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. In 1932, the founder's grandson, also named Giovanni, purchased a shipyard in Brienno.  The 1960s saw the Brienno boat yard producing a series of wooden models and a number of sailing vessels.  With the introduction of new materials, such as fibreglass, Aldo Cranchi transformed traditional boat production into a more modern industry. Th Full story ...