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My colleagues at Boatshed HQ (Click Here to checkout Boatshed.com – one of the largest international Yacht Brokerage groups in the world with 50+ branches worldwide) weren’t the least bit surprised when they saw the title of my latest...

What ever your next dinghy is, its always a compromise, but getting the balance right for practicality, cost and usability is really important. We look at various types of used dinghies.

Avast me hearties! Didn't mean to hornswaggle ye ......but......It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day celebratin' public pirattitude around the world. Come and talk like a pirate on the Boatshed.com stand BO53 at the Southampton boat show.

Europe’s largest festival of boating sails into Southampton and Boatshed.com are on their regular stand BO53 enjoying the fun. The Southampton Boat Show is now Europe’s largest outdoor festival of boating with over 2km of pontoons . Now in its...

Look insurance Services today announce it has entered into a strategic partnership with Boatshed. The partnership program will see Look insurance Services providing yacht insurance quotations for Boatshed UK clients and allows a special discount f...

We are delighted to announce that Look Insurance Services has joined Boatshed's Preferred Partners scheme, offering marine and boating insurance to UK based and registered pleasure boats. As one of the leading marine insurers,Look is ideally plac...

Plymouths Ocean City Festival kicks off on the 5th of September and runs right through to the 27th. A series of events, aimed at the whole community, will be run from the Barbican, Royal William Yard and other areas focusing on marine science / te...

If like the Boatshed crew, you like visiting regattas, then you will love the Dartmouth Regatta.
We love the sailing and racing but we also love the shore-side stuff and the air show.
-For aircraft nerds you are gonna love it! ...

Mylor Yacht Harbour, a hidden gem that’s worth checking out. This week on a visit to Falmouth we decided to call in at the Mylor Yacht Harbour facility. Mylor has always been a location on our regular dog walks when we are staying in the main ...

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 will begin in Cowes on August 16th at 12 noon and culminate at Plymouth Yacht Haven between 18th & 22nd August 2015.

The British Firework Championships 2015 is set to be held in Plymouth, Devon on the 18th & 19th of August. Plymouth, Britain's Ocean City, has become a regular host to the event and where better to witness it than out on the water in your own ...

Now that the kids are home for the school summer holidays are you wondering how to keep them entertained without spending a fortune? These low-cost ideas will make an unusual family day out and keep the grown-ups happy too – that is if y...

The America's Cup World Series drew a mixed response from a huge crowd after last weekend at Southsea, an exciting event, but with only 1 hour of proper racing, for some the value for money element may be hard to see after spending £100 on a seat...

Open to professional and amateur sailors, Plymouth Regatta on Friday 17th - Sunday 19th July 2015 promises to be an exciting event.

This Colvic Majestic 48 with quality craftsmanship & fittings is only part built and needs completing. Currently stored in a purpose built warehouse with further parts, fixtures & fittings, including a large quantity of teak faced marine p...

Gosport, the home of ocean racing, the birth place of camper & Nicholson's where Velsheda was built, at 10.00 the festival was officially opened by Alex Thomson, Gosport's very own round the World Solo Skipper. The weather started off grey and...

The first time I came across BoatBid boat auction website I was really unsure about making a bid. There were a couple of boats I was really interested in and wanted to be happy before I dived right in. I'd got lots of questions like: Can I have a ...

Boatshed Newsletter Summer 2015 - we have news and articles including - WIN a PADDLEBOARD Competition - How does Boatshed sell boats twice as fast? - News from America - The Truth about the used boat market - Life on a cana...

The Plymouth RNLI are holding a fundraising event on Saturday 31st October 2015 at 7.30pm. It is a Halloween Monsters Ball at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Plymouth, Devon. Fancy dress is a must!

Many of the conditions and trends in the international used boat market that I reported upon in November 2014 continue and remain highly relevant to boat sales today. Overall, the market can be summarised as follow: