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There are boats and then there are yachts with interesting histories.

Many years ago I bought myself a Moody 31 at the London Boat Show. It was during a period in my career when I was based in London. "Shamal" was kept at Swanwick Marina on the Hamble a 2 hour drive from London. The Solent is a great place...

So, you’ve decided to buy the boat of your dreams and now you need a survey. You phone up a number of surveyors to find out the cost. You read up on forums about people grumbling about what a survey costs. So what do you get with your survey and...

This boat could be your BEST CATCH!

For anyone wavering about work, thinking about employment or just inquisitive about a new income - then joining Boatshed Essex could be just the thing.

Préparation pour la saison.

Fred & Lard de Vos of Boatshed Holland part of the Boatshed Yacht Brokerage Group have recently finished the Boot Holland boat show.

Recently I sold a Sea Otter Narrow boat to a customer (James Smith) who is a retired dentist. The boat was surveyed and there were a couple of minor issues to be resolved prior to completion.
James had said he would be away for a few weeks s...

Did Liverpool Boatshow get it wrong?

In April 2007 Rob & Lydia Jutton set up Boatshed North Wales and it has been going from strength to strength ever since. The Boatshed North Wales team is headed up by Robert & Lydia Jutton with a sales team, Andy & Mandy Wood and Andy ...

There’s no doubt that Boatshed is a business on a mission. With new offices and new brokers joining throughout 2010 and new businesses due to launch in the first quarter of 2011, the company goes from strength to strength and we’re now looking...

Boatshed Hamble .Com starts 2011 with a new phase in its successful eight year history.

The latest addition to London’s list of swish marinas, Imperial Wharf, opened its doors to London’s boating community late last year. Until now, nature’s tide has restricted access to berths in London's marinas, forcing owners to plan their ...

John and Lynda are both keen yachties and an early retirement has
enabled them both to indulge their passion for boats. John holds a Yachtmaster Offshore with Commercial Endorsement and Lynda complains that her 2 daughters have demoted her fr...

Dot dot dash : U ………. are heading into danger - especially if your vessel has no GPS or AIS when sailing in the coastal waters of Irelands East and South East. From 11 January 2011, the use of the foghorn at 9 lighthouses on the south and ea...

It IS a Big Deal!

Well, it's that time of year again . . . the days are getting (ever so slightly) longer, we’ve started to read the sailing magazines again and our minds are turning to getting out onto the water. And, of course, it’s London International Boat ...

The London International Boat Show gets underway on 7th January and runs all the way through to 16th January. This year there are lots of changes with a new hall at Excel, a new entrance and lots of new attractions and features.

Boatshed, the international yacht brokers, has increased its world footprint with the opening of a boat sales operation in Holland. Running the new office is Fred de Vos and his son Lars.

Boats just don’t come much safer than this former US Coast Guard self-righting 44 foot motor lifeboat!