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Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a two owner from new, well maintained and very well presented, Jeanneau Merry Fisher 8. 
For cruising, the Merry Fisher 8 offers two distinct living spaces - a large saloon and a forward cab...

After leaving the bay near Finisterre - westernmost point in Europe, while coming off the sea around a narrow point into the bay by Muros we caught a rope. Some fishermen's extremely long thick lines fowled our left propeller.

The Chinese philosopher and military strategist Sun Tzu (500 B.C.) has said that if you wait long enough by the bank of a river, you can see the bodies of your enemies floating by. Even though Sun Tzu would probably turn in his grave, you could re...

Maybe we'll sail without even turning the engines on if Norm’s forecast is correct as usual. A rare event on ANGEL LOUISE (I joke with everyone I meet - by showing them my right palm when discussing our sailing and saying, “See these callouses...

Greetings from the very place where we sat on Spirit of Penmar 14 months ago, waiting for decent weather to escape the UK and sail for foreign waters; yes, we’re back up the river in Falmouth. Our journey home from the Virgin Islands, undertaken...

The Hudson River is tidal and flows 2-3 knots at its most. This means that every six hours we are placed SW of our mooring and then NE. The current is often so strong that even though we have had strong winds, it’s rarely enough to push the boat...

On Manhattan, there are only marinas on the west side of Manhattan on the Hudson, and the more south on Manhattan you are, the more expensive are the marinas. £1,500 - £2,000 Pounds is a normal price for our little 30 foot boat – a month! ...

Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a one owner from new Hunter Ranger 245. The 245 is another great design from David Thomas and its amazing how much space there is in just under 25’. The self-tacking headsail makes for easy ...

After two weeks in Newport we were ready to sail to New York. We had been a bit delayed, because Henrik had ordered a new holding tank by a local blacksmith, who turned out to be a bit unpredictable:

Boatshed Dartmouth are pleased to offer for sale a one owner from new, White Shark 265. I have had the pleasure of brokering several White Sharks and they are excellent performers and are also well equipped. The design and layout is always good an...

In the last two weeks we have had the boat in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport is considered one of the sailing centres of USA together with Annapolis and San Francisco, and the legendary New York Yacht Club has a “club house” in Newport besides...

Last year over 2000 people visited central Birmingham to enjoy the floating market: A three day event organised by The Roving Canal Traders Association. Traders who both live and work on the canals arrived in Birmingham by boat to sell their arts,...

Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a Sadler 32. This is not just any Sadler 32 but the first one ever built and launched and she has had just two owners from new. A number of improvements have been carried out by the current owner,...

Two times in this season one of our lower shrouds has broke. The first time it happened, we were at anchor in St. Barth. One morning we heard a bump on the deck, and it turned out that the rig fitting that is placed on the wire in the mast had sna...

If you're looking for a new direction in life and love the idea of working with boats you may like this story of how our business model, training and support recently helped Paul Watson to start a new business.

On Thursday the entire Solitaire du Figaro fleet arrived in Plymouth for a three day lay-over at Sutton Harbour Marina.

Calling all boat sellers - we have buyers waiting.
The team at Boatshed Plymouth is having another great year selling boats and are keen to assist other sellers find new owners for their boats in 2014. We have buyers ready and keen to bu...

Boatshed Brixham and Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a diesel engine Doral Monticello 250. The Doral’s offer a really great layout in a spacious cockpit (with the ability to extend the aft bench seat for even more space) and ar...

Our weather router Chris Parker finally gave us the green light to leave Bermuda and sail towards Newport, Rhode Island. We had 10 good days in Bermuda that we wouldn't have been without, but Wednesday we were ready to go.