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Sunseeker fined £358,000 for using illegal teak

Nov 25, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

UK LUXURY YACHT FIRM FIRST TO BE SENTENCED FOR IMPORTING MYANMAR ‘BLOOD’ TEAKIn a landmark court case in the UK, Sunseeker International Ltd has been fined £358,759.64 for using teak imported from Myanmar (Burma), on some its boats. Bournemouth Crown Court Judge Jonathan Fuller KC imposed the fines and costs totalling £358,759.64 after finding the Poole-based luxury motor yacht company had breeched UK Timber Regulations for 11 specific imports.
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Nov 21, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

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Brest featuring “our” British village

Nov 20, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

Dan HoustonNovember 20th, 2024|News| A video of Brest. We were happy to meet our American friends from Off Center Harbor at Brest this summer. And they have just produced a video of their experience. CS readers can see it here: BREST FILMIt features the book of Brest (over the last 30 years) by Nigel Pert and Dan Houston.
Imray to cease chart production

Nov 20, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

We have had this press release from Imray: For more than two centuries, Imray has been a trusted name among mariners and sailing enthusiasts. Today, we announce the gradual conclusion of our chart publishing operations, marking the end of an era. This decision, not taken lightly, reflects the growing shift toward digital nautical navigation. Imray will continue to serve the maritime community via our renowned pilot books, cruising guides, and the popular ‘Explore with Imray’ digital product.
Don Street Remembered

Nov 19, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

The American sailing author, pilot of the Caribbean Don Street died aged 93 in May 2024 at his home in Glandore, Ireland. Dan Houston looks back on his life and describes how it was sailing with him aboard his engineless boatsThe first time I tried to go sailing with Don Street was back in the late 1990s. We’d had a beer at the London boat show and I’d told him how, about 15 years earlier, his Caribbean pilot guide had saved us from hitting a reef on the north coast of Antigua.
Nights at Brest

Jul 6, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

Dan HoustonJuly 7th, 2024|Features, Snugberth Cinema| Late at night at the Brest festival… a short photo essay by Nigel Pert to the music of Alan Špiljak (Stars above – from the Silverlight album)The photos are from the bilingual book CELEBRATING TRADITIONAL BOATS / LES FÊTES MARITIMES DE BREST by Nigel Pert with captions and some explanatory notes by Dan Houston.
Rendezvous Brest

Jul 6, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

A photo essay of the book on Brest. It covers 30 years of the Brest Festival which held every four years (but not 2020) since 1992 in Brittany. Some 2,000 vessels – from canoes to Tall Ships take part bringing 10,000 crew into this operational naval port. The organisers expect anything from 750,000 to 1m visitors. The photos are from the bilingual book CELEBRATING TRADITIONAL BOATS / LES FÊTES MARITIMES DE BREST by Nigel Pert with captions and some explanatory notes by Dan Houston.
Red Sails film Directed by Michael Maloney

Jan 15, 2024 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

The rebuilt Thames Sailing Barge Cambria features heavily in this film, which is all about the so-called TSBs – their role in trade which has now developed into charter mainly around the waters of the Thames Estuary. And this is not surprising, since director Michael Maloney lives in Faversham, where Cambria was restored. The film covers the vessel from when Bob Roberts famously captained her as the last vessel of her type trading under sail in the UK.
Conrad Natzio

Oct 24, 2023 | classicsailor.com | Dan Houston

Description Woodbridge-based Conrad Natzio has developed a family of designs for small easily built boats that are affordable and fun. He wanted a boat for himself that could be easily trailed and handled by one person, but large enough to sleep aboard and stable enough for fishing. From his first design, he has expanded the range to include smaller and larger boats, including an electric slipper launch.