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David Gray posted about Bolt 18

yesterday

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“Our promo film from 2012”

“Meant to write Chicane, not Chucane. Autocorrect is to blame!”

“Chucane, now owned by the Stirling Harbor Foundation out of Oyster Bay, New York, was invited to the WoodenBoat Show in Mystic Seaport to celebrate her 100th birthday! She won a Best In Show!”

Michael Wood shared a story about Celastrina

11 Aug 2026

Story

“My family owned Celastrina from around 1976 for 5 years. We purchased her from John Crockett who commissioned her build by Porter and Haylett in Norfolk. When we purchased she was lying in the private dock of Tom Perciva…”

“Vanda is now back in the UK and has had a lot of work over the past few years. She had an old, heavy diesel engine that was leaking oil, and which was damaging the seams. This has been replaced with a lighter electric pr…”

David Gray posted about Irina VII

12 Jun 2026

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“from Classic Yacht TV This beautiful Alfred Mylne designed Fife yard built cutter is pedigree indeed. At 54 ft with a Marconi rig to the original plans, she also has enough accommodation to cruise in comfort. IRINA VII s…”

“Río de la Plata Class: the sloop that arrived buried in coal — El Pampero The story of this sloop begins buried in coal. Around the years of Bartolomé Mitre, a small but influential British community was cementing its V…”