Category Archives: journalists

Peggy, of Casteltown: the world’s oldest yacht?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Peggy Bawn Press

It was an emotional moment this week when Peggy, probably the world’s oldest yacht – born 1789 – departed her boathouse at Castletown on the Isle of Man for the first time in c200 years – vertically, instead of horizontally. … Continue reading →

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The Fife dynasty – first family of yacht design

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

It was our pleasure last year to assist CNN Mainsail’s Richard Simmonds and double Olympic gold medalist, Shirley Robertson, with their superb coverage of The Fife Regatta 2013, now up at YouTube. Their desire for accuracy and attention to detail … Continue reading →

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The yachting firsts of Dublin Bay

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

In a response to W.M. Nixon’s Sailing on Saturday blog post for Afloat Magazine last week, Peggy Bawn Press publisher and author, Hal Sisk, contributed a fascinating, myth-busting comment on the earliest days of sailing… as a sport… or was … Continue reading →

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Ireland to starboard, or port?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

The Dromineer Literary Festival recently described Irish maritime journalist, author and historian, W.M. “Winkie” Nixon as: “…a sailing journalist who writes like a poet and whose love for his subject is apparent in his writing.” Winkie’s blog at Afloat.ie is … Continue reading →

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Scottish Boating

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

Our friend and blogger, Ewan Kennedy, shares his passion for all things Clyde and West of Scotland nautical – especially the wonderful cult of small boat building, sailing and rowing there, and the people involved in that, past and present … Continue reading →

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Seawards The Great Ships

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

Maritime and offshore news website gCaptain recently got quite excited about some remarkable ship launching footage from Croatia. [Update December 10 2014: unfortunately the original HD footage of the heavy lift ship Jumbo Kinetic’s launching at Brodosplit Shipyards, Croatia was … Continue reading →

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Summer of ’68 – The Tobermory Race

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

This is not a classic yacht race. In the late 1960s, the elegant, bespoke, mostly locally designed and built yachts seen in the beautifully planned, filmed and paced documentary below were the norm on the Firth of Clyde and West … Continue reading →

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Summer of ’42

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

Water Wag dinghy class historian Vincent Delany has uncovered more remarkable vintage sailing regatta footage at Dublin’s Irish Film Archive – this time in colour – showing vibrant regatta activity off Howth Harbour, County Dublin, in the summer of 1942. … Continue reading →

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2500 Miles Without a Keel

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

Jean-Pierre Dick has bravely succeeded in completing his 2500-mile keel-less balancing act to safely finish in the Vendée Globe singlehanded round the world race. He crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne finishing line with Virbac Paprec 3 after 86 days, 3 … Continue reading →

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The America’s Cup: history repeats

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Peggy Bawn Press

The news that the Swedish owner of potential America’s Cup challenger Artemis Racing recently visited his team’s base in Almeda, San Francisco for the first time since its summer 2012 opening, reminds us of a tongue-in-cheek spoof interview by The … Continue reading →

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