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Sometimes, I come to the conclusion you just get too many emails. Anyhow, whilst poring through Friday’s delivery of the odd two or three hundred emails in my inbox, I noticed one titled Rib Raid; nothing to do with technical redundancy on serv...

The Boatshed team are just about getting back to normal now after the PSP International Southampton boat show, our wonderful shed has been dismantled and everything has been packed away ready for our next boat show. The Boatshed team always enjoy...

Top 10 Tips for laying your boat up this winter.

My day started with a fantastic tour on HMS Dauntless at the PSP Southampton boat show 2010.
Charlotte, the HMS Dauntless weapons officer, Charlotte or Ma'am, met us and escorted us onboard. HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 cla...

UK is one of the new countries to introduce a professional boat sales qualification which has been championed by the Boat Retailers and Brokers Association (BRBA) and the Association of Brokers and Yacht Agents (ABYA) to promote a proper code of ...

I doubt that Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa have ever heard of Boatshed Gibraltar although judging by the number of unique web views we get I would not be altogether surprised if they had.

Two days into the PSP International Southampton boat show and Boatshed.com confirms that their business continues to expand.

Boatshed, the global yacht broker renowned for its boat show ‘Fizz@Five’ parties, continues to buck the trend of the recession with further expansion, both at home and overseas.

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The Boatshed HQ team have been very busy this week preparing for the Southampton boat show which opens on Friday September 10th. Work started first thing Monday morning and we have been beavering away since. Neil and Tony have been busy setting...

We’re happy to report that one of our favourite charities, Sail 4 Cancer, has received a substantial sum from retail entrepreneur and ‘King of the High Street’, George Davies, who has donated the proceeds from the sale of his superyacht to t...

I have to confess that when our destination for the weekend was first announced I wasn’t overly keen; the promise of lovely dog walks and a shopping trip to Chichester convinced me to give it a go and I’m happy to say I am now a complete conve...

Its amazing where you can go and explore and how far you can go in a small boat.

Boatshed.com Business survey Terms and Conditions August 31st 2010

We all dream about possibly designing our next cruising boat and getting it built from new with many personal modifications, buying a second hand boat which has proven sea keeping capabilities and will have a lot of the gear onboard that you might...

Whether you are a buyer or a seller working through a yacht broker provides a number of benefits that ensure a stress-free, secure transaction without the likelihood of the other party carrying out a scam on you.

When you are looking for a cruising boat there are certain features/equipment that you need to look for. Now is still a great time to take a couple of years out and go cruising and wait for the economy to recover.

Looking for a 50 to 42 foot Blue Water Cruiser to take you to far off islands and escape your daily routine and rat race?
Welcome to the Boatshed.com series of Blue Water Cruisers that will featured over the next few weeks. We are starting wi...

When I was about 7 years old my parents built narrowboats and my job was to break up the concrete and re arrange in the narrowboats bilge for ballast. I remember working in any temperature and used to love getting as much concrete to fit in the ga...

In March of this year and still amidst the very severe winter we experienced, my husband Steve and I had a conversation about whether it would be the right time to sell our beloved boat. She was our first sailing boat, the boat we pretty much lea...