Traditional Boats & Tall Ships Magazine

Come Sailing in the Caribbean

Island-hopping and Antigua Race Week for nautical novices and seasoned seafarers.

Set sail for sunnier climes this winter with an adventure sailing trip to the balmy islands of the Caribbean. NONSTOP Sail offers a range of holidays perfect for fair-weather seafarers of all ages and abilities on board a brand new Dehler 47 yacht.

This is the perfect holiday to brush up on your sailing skills or learn from scratch, improving your nautical know-how under the watchful eye of a professional skipper while enjoying clear waters and perfect trade winds.

As well as superb sailing experiences, there are plenty of other ways to pass the time in paradise. Visit the beautiful islands, absorb the unique sights and sounds of this sublime spot, bask in the sunshine on deck or stroll along the white sandy beaches. Try your hand at snorkelling and fishing or take a day trip to see volcanoes, waterfalls and rainforests before a rum punch sundowner and  seafood beach barbeque.

NONSTOP Sail is running several Caribbean circuits for the coming season, all starting and ending in Jolly Harbour, Antigua. Highlights include: -

Caribbean Christmas - the perfect antidote to a traditional festive fortnight, this two-week trip visits a selection of islands around Antigua, including the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Barbuda, Guadeloupe and St. Kitts and Nevis. Running from 22 December 2007 to 5 January 2008, the price is £1,550 pp*.

Four and six-week Caribbean Circuit - combine the Windward and Leeward circuits for a four-week island-hopping holiday that’s sure to banish all thoughts of a British winter. For those with even more time to spare, why not extend your stay to six weeks, adding on a Caribbean Christmas experience or the Antigua Race Week for an ultimate winter sunshine trip? Trips run from December to April. Price is £2,900 pp* for the four-week trip while six weeks of sunny sailing costs £4,250 pp*.

* Prices include RYA tuition, airport transfers, all food and soft drinks on board and a welcome or leaving supper. Flights extra.

For further information, visit www.nonstopsail.com or call NONSTOP Sail on 01803 833 399

Pumpkin Sailing Day for the Jubilee Sailing Trust

The third annual pumpkin sailing regatta took place over the weekend (20th October ) proving that there's a lot more to pumpkins that a bit of Halloween fun or a huge bowl of pumpkin soup. Hundreds of onlookers lined the quayside at Lymington early on Saturday morning to wave and cheer the pumpkin shell boats and their sailors which included Blue Peter presenters Zoe Salmon and Konnie Huk closely followed by UK champion pumpkin grower Ian Paton and the Jubilee Sailing Trust's Dave Robins, who managed to get the pumpkins motoring on full throttle.  After the cameras had stopped rolling Ian and Dave made a very good attempt on the record for the furthest ever UK pumpkin sailing attempt.... they motored 1/3 of the way across to the Isle of Wight before a swell and choppy waves scuppered the pumpkin boats.

The Pumpkin sailing regatta was the culmination of a week of pumpkin fun and games which started at the Jubilee Sailing Trust www.jst.org.uk Autumn Pumpkin festival held at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton and all goes to prove there's a lot more you can do with a pumpkin than just hollow it out for Halloween!

'The early bird' certainly caught the pumpkin boat on Saturday at the Lymington River, Hampshire.
Our special guests Blue Peter presenters Zoe Salmon and Konnie Huq proved theres a lot more to the humble pumpkin than meets the eye and they were great sports taking on the challenge of pumpkin sailing.

But 'time and tide waited for no man' as the grower Ian Paton and his intrepid mate Dave Robins, took to the throttle and tested the pumpkin boats to their limits. They headed out in the mid day sun (Mad dogs and pumpkin sailors go out in the mid day sun comes to mind!) and headed for the Isle of Wight four miles away. Sadly mid channel after about a third of the voyage the sea began to swell and become choppy scuppering the sailors hopes of a complete voyage....but there's always next year providing they can grow a big enough pair of pumpkins.....

The Blue Peter footage, which includes the festival in a 9 minute film, will be shown on BBC One on Blue Peter on  Wednesday 31st October.

Report filed by Sonja Davison, Jubilee Sailing Trust Volunteer

We want to hear from you!

As part of the plans for the re-launch of the magazine next year, we are keen to hear from as many people as possible with any ideas they may have for stories and features. The magazine will continue to be published alternate monthly, so there are plenty of opportunities to include as many as we can.

Please email your suggestions through to tallship@wildpublishing.com or alternatively write to: Traditional Boats & Tall Ships Magazine, Wild Publishing Ltd, 22a Iliffe Yard, London SE17 3QA

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Wanted: Advertising Sales Person for TBTS

As part of the re-launch of Traditional Boats & Tall Ships we are currently looking for an advertising sales person to work on the magazine.

The successful candidate should ideally have a love of the sector, as well as bag loads of energy and enthusiasm. Based in our offices in London, the sales person will be responsible for regenerating the advertising revenue on the magazine.

If you are interested in this post, please email your cv to david@wildpublishing.com

Letter to Subscribers

We are pleased to re-assure all subscribers to the magazine that their subscriptions will be fulfilled.

Everybody who had a subscription to the magazine prior to its closure, will be receiving a letter from us in the post explaining the situation.

Please bear with us, but thanks to the postal strike, the letters will most likely be delayed by 4-7 days, but they are in the postal system.

New Port for Traditional Boats & Tall Ships Magazine

 

Independent publisher Wild Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the acquisition of boating title, Traditional Boats & Tall Ships. The title had been running for over a decade prior to its closure in the summer.

The magazine will now undergo a complete overhaul with regards to content, design and size prior to its re-launch in early 2008.

David Tickner, Editor-in-Chief of Wild Publishing Limited, is upbeat about the title's future prospects, "The magazine had a loyal readership and I am looking forward to producing a title that both satisfies them whilst opening up this subject matter to a brand new audience."

The magazine will stay on an alternate monthly frequency and will be priced £3.65.