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A quick bite-sized video to show what happens if your life jacket bottle becomes corroded and/or if the bottle is loose. Watch this to help you look after your life jackets :)

JUNE 10th – 700 miles to go – and we’re back onboard Supertaff again with Neil Chapman, Curt Mundy and Curt’s niece Shea as we embark on the next European leg of the Atlantic Rally Challenge.

Indulge yourself – for a moment or much longer – as you take the helm of this vintage racing cruiser.

If you’ve been following our news stories and blogs over the past few months, you’ll be aware that Boatshed founder Neil Chapman has been sailing the 41’ Supertaff more than usual just lately. And not without good cause!

For someone who grew up about as far away from the sea as you can get in England, it may seem strange that Wendy Barker found her calling in the marine industry.

May 28th – after 13 days at sea since leaving Bermuda, the 3-hour watch routine, dwindling supplies of fresh food and battering winds are testing everyone’s resolve. But spirits remain high with the Azores just beyond the horizon.

May 27 – and undeterred by the rogue wave that swamped the cockpit a couple of days ago, the team continue to make headway aboard Supertaff en route to The Azores...but always expecting the unexpected!

Eight days under sail – and the balmy waters of Bermuda could not be more different from the now changeable conditions in mid-Atlantic.

True to its commitment to sell more boats faster than traditional yacht brokers, Boatshed has just completed the sale of a Contessa 32 through its Isle of Wight brokerage office – inside 12 days.

Recent Brighton Marina Yacht Club RNLI life jacket clinic bite-sized video, showing easy, vital basic checks you can look at yourself on your life jacket - and what it looks like when it all goes wrong!As ever, if you'd like your life jackets chec...

Bonus Video - After Repairs - the Finished Product!

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Join Nicky and the Nicky's Canvasworks gang tomorrow for their fab open day! Lots of demos, discussions, advice and clinics at the best Brighton chandlery! Might see you there ;)

GRP Yacht Damage and Repair - What Can Be Done?

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Here's the final episode of our 8 part series:"What To Look At Underneath Your Boat" - this time, it's a look around underneath a sports cruiser!

Here's the final episode of our 8 part series:"What To Look At Underneath Your Boat" - this time, it's Osmosis!

Here's the 7th of our weekly 8 part series:"What To Look At Underneath Your Boat" - this time, it's a general check over.

Here's the sixth of our weekly 8 part series:"What To Look At Underneath Your Boat" - this time, it's hull and osmosis!