Dear Islander!

We are slap bang in the middle of the Autumn Boatshow season, Barcelona is in full flow as I write this and with METS, Amsterdam next on the agenda. Always a popular show, we shall be there in force looking at all the latest launches of equipment for the coming season...

Juliet to be green. Yet her hull will remain white

Royal Huisman and Huisfit are pleased to announce that the 44m /143ft ketch Juliet is set to embrace all the latest hybrid technology benefits: the ultimate systems upgrade with leading-edge propulsion and power generation.  Juliet is a fine example of pioneering,...

Captains of Ships – John Bardon

In the early 60s, when John first started what became a yachting career, it was run on a basis of “if you can do you it, you can have it”.  There were no requirements for any sort of training as it was assumed that you got that on the job.  John was 25 when he went to...

A Spotlight on Valencia

In 2007 The America’s Cup changed the face of contemporary Valencia as we knew it. The 32nd edition of the competition for the oldest trophy in international sport dating back to 1851 when the yacht America sailed across the Atlantic to take on the best of the British...

Dear Islander

I am sat writing this month’s editorial in Galicia, N.W. Spain whilst enjoying a great summer break in our newly acquired motorhome,  so similar in may ways to a sailing holiday, but with many advantages according to my wife !! Joking aside, it is a very similar way...