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PLOT NUMBER EIGHT: ETERNITY
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TIMEWARP KETCH • The McGruer yacht Cuilaun has only had one set of owners since she was built over 50 years ago
Normal service resumes
Spring in the step
Tell Tales
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FOLKBOATS FOREVER • Around the island or around the world… The Folkboat’s versatility over its first 80 years has made it the most popular and influential cabin yacht in the world
Folkboats round the island
International Folkboat Regatta 2022
Saleroom
Objects of desire
Putting a bung in it • The simplest device of all plays the most important role
Downsizing • After years of big-boat charter and running a charter firm, it was time for Debbie Purser to discover the joys of dinghy cruising and boatbuilding
A round-up 0f the latest BOOKS • The latest releases in the world of nautical publishing are as eclectic as ever, from the memoirs of a marine engineer to art, travel, history – even some sailing!
UNCOMMON COURAG • A cast of sailors and adventurers, from Dick Bogarde to Maurice Griffiths, played a vital role as volunteers in Britain’s war effort
SAILING GOLDEN VANITY • Fifty years ago she took on the OSTAR under Peter Crowther. Now, Golden Vanity is for all to sail. Modern yacht sailing instructor Clive Loughlin went to find out how she works
Golden Vanity: history and restoration
DIPPED IN SUNSHINE • Cielito was built in Hollywood’s 1930s heyday but these days lives in Florida
Merrill Stevens: a story of resilience
A GUIDE TO SAILS • Today’s traditionalists can have it all – the look of old with the technology of the new
GOING GREEN
BEWARE THE JONAHS WHO BRING BAD LUCK • Some shipmates are just dogged by ill fortune
Europa Composites – where Folkboats roost
Scottish businessman brings classic yacht back to Scotland
New project for CB artist Martyn Mackrill
It’s all in the details
DOWN ON THE FARM • Newly founded in a pandemic, the yard that’s already going places
Boatbuilder’s Notes
SAW RASP
Letters • LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY
Next month
30 YEARS AGO • July 1992, CB47
The joys of discomfort food • Boat food is not ready to eat until its sell-by date predates colour televsion, says Dave Selby