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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.
Selling Your Boat Over Winter
Wednesday, 18 December 2013Contrary to some schools of thought advertising your boat for sale during autumn and winter can reap reward.Owners who have decided to sell will be keen to achieve a sale and avoid having to pay the costs of another year of storage,Marina fees and...
Capibara reached Martinique 18/12 15.42
Wednesday, 18 December 2013Capibara, Allegro 30, left Lanzarote on Sunday 17th November and arrived in Martinique after 32 days at sea.
Check out the boats in our next auction: Catalogue is now live
Wednesday, 18 December 2013Check out the bumper selection of boats in our next auction January 17-21 2014. If you are interested in any boats, you’ll have plenty of time to fit in a viewing before the auction starts on January 17th 2014.
New boat search for Boatshed
Wednesday, 18 December 2013There are various ways you can now search using different criteria.
Sell your boat in our next boat auction
Tuesday, 17 December 2013This is an online auction website for second hand boats, working in partnership with Boatshed.com. All transactions are fully secure, transparent and work under standard British Marine Federation guidelines. Auctions run from a Friday to Tuesday e...
Capibara Atlantic crossing: Day 18
Thursday, 05 December 2013Just over two weeks at sea and just about half way to Martinique.
Cruising abroad with your Dog
Tuesday, 12 November 2013With the new rules introduced in January 2012 it has made it much easier to travel with your UK dog abroad. We have two dogs, two Jack Russell crosses, both sisters Poppet and Gimble, now nearly 7 years old. They have done thousands of miles at se...
Why nobody goes cruising in the Canary Islands
Friday, 08 November 2013In Las Palmas we met a Danish cruiser, who lived on her boat in Las Palmas Marina. She had bought the boat in Spain six years earlier, had sailed it down to Las Palmas, and now the boat had never since been out of the marina.
The Softer Side of Boatshed - EPISODE 2
Tuesday, 29 October 2013You may remember a blog from just over a year ago about two special dogs that we have been sponsoring for some time from Dogs Trust (details of the previous blog can be found at the bottom of this page).
Snapshot on whats happening on Gosport waterfront today
Saturday, 26 October 2013With the weather forecast placing a certain amount of doom and curbing our sailing over the next few days with Storm Force 10 to violent storm 11 expected on the south coast UK...
SV Traversay III - North West passage/Unimak Pass
Saturday, 28 September 2013The weather forecast for the Unimak Pass section of the Aleutians was, we are told, typical for this time of year. Later in the year, it gets worse.
Boatshed support Anna Wardley ..... Is she a human fish ?
Wednesday, 25 September 2013Neil Chapman from Boatshed.com decides to sail around the Isle of Wight singled-handed to follow Anna Wardley as she becomes the THIRD PERSON EVER to swim 60 miles around this Island.
PSP Southampton Boat Show...What to see and do.
Tuesday, 10 September 2013Looking for a plan of what to see at the PSP Southampton Boatshow ?We asked Boatshow "Veteran" Neil Chapman of Boatshed what he would do and see this year.......
PSP Southampton Boat Show...STAND DO63
Monday, 09 September 2013PSP Southampton Boat Show...STAND DO63
SV Traversay III - North West passage/Cape Bathurst
Thursday, 05 September 2013One of the unusual features of this summer's ice situation is the movement of Beaufort Sea ice in a kind of clockwise gyre to clutter up the coast of Banks Island. On a bad day, it even extends across the mouth of Amundsen Gulf to Cape Bathurst an...
From the Galley - PROVOLONE CHEESE
Sunday, 25 August 2013Great food comes from Argentina and this is one of their traditional dishes served up before the BBQ.
Sandra from Ruby's Rascal whose native country is Argentina shared this recipe with me, found this cheese in a specialist Italian Deli near C...
From the Galley - MUNDY COURGETTE GRATIN
Sunday, 18 August 2013This recipe was created with cruising friends "Ruby's rascal" Sandra, Jessie & Curt whilst anchored off the castle ruins on Sherkin Island near Baltimore, West Ireland.
From the Galley - CAULIFLOWER CHEESE
Friday, 12 July 2013With the weather getting a little colder across Europe, a lovely warming dish to enjoy for a snack or a side on a cold day is Cauliflower cheese - a hit with all ages. The key to a great dish is fresh cauliflower, decent cheese and smoked baco...
Jeanne Socrates NEW WORLD RECORD: Non stop solo around the world
Tuesday, 09 July 2013Jeanne Socrates a long term friend of Boatshed, has just completed an unassisted solo non stop circumnavigation and has set two new world records.
From the Galley - BEETROOT SALAD
Sunday, 23 June 2013Beetroot is such a versatile and easy vegetable. I buy the packs of cooked beetroot as they last a long time and store them in the food locker.
This salad was really tasty and was served up with smoked mackerel and some Halloumi cheese as a su...
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