Poor old 'Stumpy' , he lost a finger in an earlier accident. You must remember that this Sub sailed the morning after Trafalgar Night....
The weight and footprint is almost the same as a smallblock Chevy/Merc V8. Pricewise? No idea but judging from their marketing in auto sales, I...
Any good hardware store will sell you a wallpaper steamer for around $50, some will rent you one for $15 a day. A couple of scrapers and some...
Yes, Hyundai, the Korean Car and Truck builder has now released a Marine 3.0ltr V6 diesel motor. It bolts straight onto a Bravo leg, so that old...
I will not be there this year but here is the full listing of all yachts attending. http://antigua-charter-yacht-meeting.com/attendingyachts.asp
I've just googled our local suppliers, Rubis (French) and Total (Everywhere else) and cannot find what grade fuel, commercial or leisure, they...
In the Channel Isles, we get French fuel (8% biofuel) on one bunker dock or UK fuel (4% bio) on the other. I know which I prefer for least nasty...
On the commercial fishing boats in Venezuela, we were asked what sort of fuel we required for bunkers. The answer? The cheapest. For...
Hi Brian, I watched the start but missed the finish, too busy....
Some really bad storms have hit Europe this week. A 34m Tug went out to guide a large ferry/cargo ship into Rotterdam harbour and was caught...
There is a webcam looking out over the Marina, you may spot some of the boats there when it gets light....
It's not James May cocking about with small cars again, is it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20
Hi Lars, Fantastic looking boat, really like it. One question though, where does the tender live? With triple IPS, there is no room under...
Thanks for posting that Rene. It makes you think, just what was the scariest era of Whitbread/Volvo racing? The early boats were mostly good...
What a find!!! It looks totally original and unmolested. Is the hull in good condition? Is that a Chrysler block in those, I forget?...
Every 4 years the R du R is raced from St.Malo, France to Pointe a Pitre in the French West Indies, a trip of 3,500 miles. The big multihulls sail...
I had my 12th birthday party there and my biggest thrill of the day wasn't the food or any other rubbish. What made my dream come true was a...
Wow, thats a very, very nice boat. It's not one of those built by the guy in Louisiana is it? I cannot remember his name (it begins with a...
Fast-Antique was an old Benetti that was cut in half n' stretched and then stretched again. How the heck it ever made it over the Atlantic in one...
K1W1 and myself used to work for an ex nuke-sub engineer who was skipper on various 'Brave Goose/Katalina/Leander G' boats. My bloody...