A long-term, out-of-work, time-served plater from North Tyneside swapped his sofa for the slipway and hand-built a 50ft-long steel canal narrow boat.
Laura Hodgetts
Features editor
Have your say on proposed Cowes Outer Harbour Project changes
The proposed changes are designed to mitigate cross-harbour flows, minimise sedimentation, improve navigation, and ensure sheltered dayboat mooring provision.
Double callout to same yacht for Yarmouth RNLI
The solo sailor managed to pull his yacht clear of the rocks but then a damaged propeller left him drifting helplessly towards Yarmouth Pier.
MV Balmoral collides with Trinity Landing pontoons
The passenger ship MV Balmoral collided into Trinity Landing in Cowes on Saturday morning causing significant damage.
Fire at Deacons boatyard
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which damaged a chandlery building at a Bursledon boatyard last night.
Four rescued from burning boat
The 25ft Bayliner burnt itself out and sank into shallow waters close to the shoreline on Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh
Yacht finds missing microlight debris
Debris found off the coast of Northern Ireland has been confirmed as belonging to the microlight aircraft that went missing with two people on board.
£280,000-worth of cannabis seized from yacht
Two charged after cannabis worth thousands is found on a yacht at Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne
Detectives investigate Norfolk Broads boat deaths
Detectives are today continuing their investigations into the death of two people on a boat in Wroxham, on the Norfolk Broads.
From Weymouth to Rio – Britain’s sailors last big test before the Games
Tickets are still available for this week's Weymouth and Portland Sailing World Cup - the last big organised regatta before the Rio 2016 Games.
PBO Small Craft Almanac corrections June 2016
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Coastal deaths at five-year high
Of the 168 UK coastal deaths in 2015, six of the fatalities involved motorboating, while 10 of the fatalities were linked to sailing.
Hazard to navigation recovered off Irish coast
Skerries RNLI l found a 30ft pole tangled with some plastic barriers in waters off Bremore point in Balbriggan
Guernsey pier facilities set for redevelopment
Guernsey Harbours has unveiled plans to upgrade significantly the facilities on the island’s Crown Pier, also known as the Victoria Pier.
Important change to Day Skipper Certificate
From next year, the distinction between Tidal and Non-Tidal RYA Day Skipper Practical courses will end.
Sailors had £120m cocaine hidden on yacht
Two men who sailed a yacht carrying almost a tonne of cocaine across the Atlantic have been sentenced to more than 34 years in prison.
‘One Wild Ride’ around Ireland in a dinghy
Gary ‘Ted’ Sargent from Dublin is on a quest to single-handedly sail a 13-foot dinghy around the entire coastline of Ireland for charity.
New legislation for cruisers in Greece
The first point of contention is that in the rates they have announced, you will see a huge jump between an 11.9 metre boat and a 12.1 metre boat, says…
Single-handed sailor rescued off Whitehills
Macduff lifeboat crew were paged at 2.35am to assist a single-handed sailor whose sail had got caught around his yacht's rudder.
Nine people rescued after yacht catches fire
Nine people have been rescued off the coast of Shetland after their yacht caught fire.