#boatlife #sailing #sailingonabudget #cruising #offshoresailing #boatmaintenance It’s always such a pity to throw away sailing rope, it’s so damn expensive- surely there is something we can do with it ? The answer is yes and this episode I show how you can make something that will save a few bucks, make the boat look nicer and help develop some seamanship skills. For the free (and legal!) copy of the awesome ‘Ashley Book of Knots’ - follow this link https://ia601904.us.archive.org/35/items/TheAshleyBookOfKnots/the%20ashley%20book%20of%20knots.pdf If you want to sail with me there are places available, for example check out our Atlantic Voyager event at: https://www.spartanoceanracing.com/atlantic-voyager-september-2022/ If you would like to develop your sailing skills further with the exclusive seamanship training videos at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner If you would like to listen to 'The Mariner' podcast covering all aspects of sailing & yacht ownership go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mariner/id1502504465 Or if you just want to listen to sailing books being read whilst you sand, clean and paint check out 'Rare Nautical Reads' https://rarenauticalreads.podbean.com

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PEGGY BAWN is a rare thing indeed. The number of surviving vessels from pioneering Clydeside yacht designer George Lennox Watson’s lifetime (1851-1904) can be counted on a careless carpenter’s fingers. Long gone are his huge America’s Cup challengers and “Big Class” racing yachts, and only two of the fleet of palatial steam yachts – the superyachts of their day – from his Glasgow drawing boards are known to survive, in fabulous condition although barely recognisable from their original appearance. https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/302/PEGGY%20BAWN It is left to PEGGY BAWN to carry the flame for Watson’s groundbreaking mid-1890s work in setting the standard for moderation in sailing yacht design, work that has never been challenged – only endorsed by those who followed his lead through the 20th century, especially Olin J. Stephens, who was a self-confessed Watson fan. PEGGY BAWN’s gilded “fiddle” bow was anachronistic even at her launching in 1894, partly a past fad, partly practical, undoubtedly beautiful – an interim stage in the development of extending immersed waterlines for faster sailing when heeled with a more buoyant hull – but it conceals the fact that when her award-winning restoration team began assessing what they’d found in a County Waterford hay barn in 2003, they quickly realised that the “numbers” – yacht designer speak for the various ratios that define a hull – were simply a scaled-down version of those for Watson’s famous royal racing cutter Britannia of 1893. Her name gave rise to the so called “Britannia Ideal”, as she was and is considered the epitome of sea kindliness. PEGGY BAWN's present owner can vouch for that from fourteen seasons of racing and cruising aboard her in northern and Mediterranean Europe, and east coast USA. PEGGY BAWN is quite simply the best behaved yacht any of them had had the pleasure to sail. And her rebuild and restoration set new standards for documentation and authenticity. She's special. #classicboat #sailboat #shortsfeed #sailing

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The most popular model in the acclaimed FD Series, the new FD87 Skyline incorporates superyacht amenities into its voluminous design. Learn more about the Horizon FD87 Skyline: https://www.horizonyacht.com/product/17021615182922/44 Horizon FD87 Skyline Hull 11 will be showcased at 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show from October 30 to November 3, located in the Red Zone, F Dock, Slips 600 - 606. To schedule your visit or for more information, please contact Horizon Yacht USA at sales@horizonyachtusa.com or call 561-721-4850.

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