Moonbeam IV To bring Moonbeam IV back to top sailing and aesthetic condition she needed major work but it was imperative not to lose a season’s sailing. In the first winter we consulted on a substantial rig overh... 9 Dec 2024
Moonbeam Designed and build by William Fife in 1903, Moonbeam had a major restoration in the late 1980s. That work has allowed her to be one of the most prominent yachts on the classic yacht circuit in the Med... 28 Nov 2024
Avatar A call alerting us to the imminent destruction of the 1929 M Class Avatar (ex-Pursuit) prompted immediate action. Designed by W. Starling Burgess and built by Abeking & Rasmussen this 25M cutter is th... 28 Nov 2024
Amazone Built in 1936 by John I. Thornycroft & Co. the 36M Amazone had a long cruising career which came to an end in 2000 when she moved to Paris to serve as a houseboat on the Seine. After the indignities o... 28 Nov 2024
America’s Cup Continuing G. L. Watson & Co.’s long association with the America’s Cup, company directors Antony Harrison and William Collier attended the final of the 37th Cup in Barcelona. Today’s Britannia is a f... 28 Nov 2024
The First Yacht Designer In 1856 Philip R. Marett published the first how-to book on yacht design, Yachts and Yacht-Building . In it, he was brutally critical of the skills of yacht builders as designers and noted that the mo... 3 Sept 2024
Abbas – Sunk by U-35 in World War I Abbas was built at the Ailsa Shipyard alongside May, a slightly larger steam yacht commissioned by repeat Watson client Ninian B. Stewart. Although the elegant Abbas bears a close resemblance to May, ... 3 Sept 2024
Cacouna After three years work the 36M Cacouna was re-floated on 18 July 2019. Having been continually in service since her original launch in 1932, this veteran has benefitted from a complete and sensitive r... 3 Sept 2024
Bona’s Ensign Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873-1933) was born during the reign of his father, King Amadeo the King of Spain. Following his father’s abdication, the family returned to Italy where his g... 3 Sept 2024
Loosetrife G. L Watson was a polymath with broad interests, but his design of an electric launch completed in 1889 was a source of intrigue. Although listed on the firm’s design list no other archive for this ve... 3 Sept 2024
G. L. Watson-designed Zarnitza A Russian correspondent has recently sent us some stunning images of G. L. Watson-designed Zarnitza and we hope to repay this by sharing information that will help build a planned model. Little rememb... 3 Sept 2024