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I’ve never been there before but 2012 was the 13th year of the Crick Boat Show. I went with my husband and two young daughters so we left our boat and just went up for the day in the car. We picked Sunday for our visit and looked forward to watc...

Good old British weather they call it !

1: This weekend myself, Neil Chapman from Boatshed and Jan Knox from Canal Experience Training are all heading to the Crick Boat Show in Northamptonshire 2nd - 5th June. If you’re going there too then come along to the Boatshed stand to talk ab...

Colin Stracey recently bought a Beneteau Oceanis 351 which was for sale with us at Boatshed Essex.

As promised we're pleased to announce the winner of the Boatshed Suffolk Sunday Lunch competition draw run at last Sunday’s Suffolk Boat Jumble in Trinity Park Ipswich is........... Sheila Barnes, winning a 3 course Sunday Lunch for two at our l...

The astonishing view which will leave one quite breathless is undoubtedly the view of the Bay of Rijeka streaked with a myriad of white sails. Yachtsmen from across the world gather once a year at the Great Fiumanka regatta, which follows the rout...

Boatshed Port Solent owner Ian Dawes recently teamed up with Gibsea 33 owner and friend Martin Crapper to complete the RYA Coastal Skipper course, under the expert tuition of Steve Dimmer, the Southsea Marina Sea School Chief Instructor.

I noticed a bit of banter on Twitter this week about Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee Pageant plans.

At Boatshed Essex we have dinghies, traditional cruisers, trailer sailers, production cruisers, long-distance cruisers, cruiser-racers and multihull boats and catamarans for sale.

At Try A Boat Free in Dartmouth June 2-3rd we are offering the chance to win a ride on the Banana Shark Racing 34’ Marathon race boat! We are giving away six places to go out for a thrilling exhilarating ride on this 70mph race boat. Enter onlin...

Sunday’s Suffolk Boat Jumble saw a great turn out at Trinity Park despite a bracing breeze, the rain stayed away and even the sun made an appearance in the mid afternoon. The Boat Jumble organisers were blown away with the number of stall holder...

Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a Nauticat 43. What more can I say about these fine Sparkman & Stephens designed, Finnish built yachts? Every time I go onboard I am still amazed at the volume inside – there is just so much...

Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a Gibsea 284 described by PBO as ‘A wolf in sheeps clothing’. This is also described as a potent performer and a lively coastal cruiser for a family. This model is fitted with the (a simple) l...

Come and meet the Boatshed Suffolk Team at Ipswich boat jumble TODAY.
From 10.00 onwards.

Sunday May 20th 2012 will see the return of that Great Event: The Suffolk Boat Jumble

Noel and Jayne recently bought a great value sports boat; a Fletcher Arrowsport 16 which was for sale with Boatshed Essex and kindly agreed to be interviewed for our blog.

Just after the end of World War II the White Fish Authority were keen to re-start the cockle fishing industry. They designed and commissioned the building of 100 decked fishing boats with small aft wheel house, capable of collecting up to 6 tons o...

Some nasty things occurred in 1980, like the assassination of John Lennon and Johnny Logan got to number 1 with “What`s another year”! On the upside though, GPS was introduced and this Westerly Griffon started out in life and it really is some...

This weekend is the Rickmansworth Canal Festival 2012 and Boatshed Grand Union are sponsoring it. We will also have a stand to display information about our narrowboats, barges, project boats and widebeams for sale on or near the Grand Union Canal...

Boatshed Dartmouth are delighted to offer for sale a Westerly Fulmar which was widely regarded as one of the most successful designs (though not in numbers as only about 400 were built) as the performance and handling was, and still is today, rega...