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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

It's show time! Southampton International boat show 2009
It's show time! Southampton International boat show 2009
Sunday, 30 August 2009

The Southampton International boat show is just around the corner and as ever Boatshed.com will be there, we’ll be at stand C53 and we’d like to extend a very warm invitation to anyone coming to the show to come over and see us. Don’t forg...

A little more about 2 sailing boats in the auction
A little more about 2 sailing boats in the auction
Friday, 21 August 2009

The BoatBid.com catalogue has a range of used motor and sailing boats on offer. All the boats are keenly priced as they are very seriously for sale but some of them though fantastic boats are not that well known so I thought I’d let you know a...

Southampton Boat Show BoatBid catalogue launched
Southampton Boat Show BoatBid catalogue launched
Thursday, 13 August 2009

BoatBid.com the online used boat auction supported by Boatshed.com has just launched the catalogue for their fifth auction. As usual we have a range of motor and sailing boats for sale in this auction which will run from the 12th to the 16th Sept...

Rolex Fastnet 2009 yacht race to Plymouth
Rolex Fastnet 2009 yacht race to Plymouth
Tuesday, 11 August 2009

The 9th of August saw the start of The Rolex Fastnet race and the end of the Cowes week regatta. The Rolex Fastnet is a sailing yacht race from Cowes to Plymouth via the Fastnet rock off the South coast of Ireland.

124 boats sold last month
124 boats sold last month
Friday, 07 August 2009

Last week Boatshed.com Yacht Brokers caused a stir when we sold 24 boats in one day!
This week there is another Boatshed record to shout about; 124 boats sold in a month!
Why so many boats? we asked Neil Chapman founder of Boatshed.com ...

Banque Populaire V Atlantic crossing 3 days 15 hours 25 mins and 48 secs
Banque Populaire V Atlantic crossing 3 days 15 hours 25 mins and 48 secs
Monday, 03 August 2009

The Eastbound North Atlantic sailing record has fallen. Pascal Bidegorry, skipper of the enormous maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, is now not only the fastest man under sail over 24 hours, covering an amazing 907.9 miles, he has also become the ...

24 boats sold in one day
24 boats sold in one day
Tuesday, 28 July 2009

The team at Boatshed.com are considering rewriting the words to a certain song as they really do like Mondays especially last Monday July 20th when the Boatshed.com Yacht Brokerage Group posted a record 24 boat sales in just one day!
The boat...

Courtmacsherry Coxswain retires
Courtmacsherry Coxswain retires
Monday, 13 July 2009

Neil and Mandy Chapman were invited to celebrate the retirement of Dan O'dwyer, Coxswain of the Courtmacsherry Lifeboat.
Dan and the crew of the Courtmacsherry lifeboat received a bronze medal for the rescue of Neil and Mandy and their cousin ...

Complimentary 1 year Offshore membership with the RNLI
Complimentary 1 year Offshore membership with the RNLI
Monday, 06 July 2009

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland. Last year RNLI lifeboats rescued almost 8,000 people, an average of 21 people a day.

Fund raising for the RNLI
Fund raising for the RNLI
Saturday, 04 July 2009

Church Stretton is probably as far from the sea as you can get in England. Mandy Chapman from Boatshed.com HQ office in Gosport was visiting the area for the day and was asked to help with the RNLI fund raising the local town.

Fantastic fourth BoatBid.com boat auction
Fantastic fourth BoatBid.com boat auction
Friday, 26 June 2009

Phew what a week that was! The fourth BoatBid online boat auction has just ended. We’ve had 32 used motor and sailing boats being auctioned online over the past 5 days and we’ve been busy answering all your questions and helping everyone to ...

BoatBid.Com bidding started on Monday
BoatBid.Com bidding started on Monday
Friday, 19 June 2009

Interest in the fourth BoatBid.com online boat auction is really hotting up. All our Boatshed.com brokers, who are handling the individual sales for the used boats in the auction, have been really busy answering questions and arranging viewings o...

Just over a week till the start of the fourth BoatBid.com auction
Just over a week till the start of the fourth BoatBid.com auction
Saturday, 13 June 2009

There’s just over a week to go before the next BoatBid.com boat auction which has almost 40 used boats of all types going under the virtual hammer. We have everything from pretty little wooden yachts to big powerful motor cruisers and all types...

3 Classic Wooden Boats in BoatBid
3 Classic Wooden Boats in BoatBid
Thursday, 28 May 2009

At BoatBid we have all kinds of used boats for sale in our auctions. We have used power boats and used sailing boats ranging from dainty little yachts to very stylish sports cruiser. Craft suitable to water ski behind and ones for yacht racing, w...

OSTAR
OSTAR
Monday, 25 May 2009

At 1230 BST H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, fired the start gun for this years Original Single Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR).

Summer is just around the corner
Summer is just around the corner
Friday, 15 May 2009

I write this with a westerly gale raging outside but summer is only just around the corner. The Boat Bid team have been working hard selecting a fantastic range of used motor and sailing boats for the summer auction. There’s just a week to go ...

What’s it really like to buy or sell through BoatBid?
What’s it really like to buy or sell through BoatBid?
Tuesday, 05 May 2009

To find out just what it’s like to buy or sell a boat through BoatBid I caught up with Steve Booth of Boatshed Essex who is now in the process of finalising the sale of the Stewart 24 Quarter Tonner from the last BoatBid auction.

The third BoatBid has ended so we're looking forward to the Summer BoatBid Boat Auction
The third BoatBid has ended so we're looking forward to the Summer BoatBid Boat Auction
Thursday, 30 April 2009

The Pre Summer BoatBid has just finished with another flurry of bidding and boat sales. Yet again we sold some of the boats through Boatshed before the bidding even started but with nearly 3,000 used boats on the Boatshed website BoatBid will alw...

Boatshed BVI tackles Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Boatshed BVI tackles Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Tuesday, 28 April 2009

BoatshedBVI www.boatshedbvi.com was once again privileged to race on the beautiful 1962 57’ Abeking & Rasmussen ketch at this year’s Antigua Classic.

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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.