I've come to the conclusion that Langstone Cutters' new pilot gig Heart of Hayling is a lucky ship. She attracts good weather. ...

Turning up at the slipway with the boat, the crew, the oars, the beer money and no rudder is acutely embarrassing but surprisingly common...

Hear the Boat Sing has this splendid cartoon today, showing what a heavy eight might look like if trained by the man who invented bodybui...

It is surprisingly difficult to change how you row. Recently, one of Langstone Cutters' Teifi skiffs was provided with a couple of pai...

I rowed across the Solent yesterday in Langstone Cutters' four-oar skiff Mabel, for a pub lunch at Cowes. On the return leg, we nervou...

Renaming a boat is a tricky business, according to notoriously superstitious sailors of ancient times, and involves long and complex cerem...

No sooner asked and John supplied this ad for a Viking ship in Norway, a small-scale replica of the Bygstad ship. Ten-oared, she is 37ft ...