The coastal journal
Sailing language, quiet harbours and the things you notice when you slow down. An almanac for curious minds, afloat and ashore.
Museum boats are often remembered for dramatic voyages or impressive size. An everyday working vessel offers another route into maritime history: asking how…
A ship’s name beside an object can look like a finished identification. Sometimes the most useful word on the label is the small qualification explaining…
From a quay, much of a vessel is hidden below the water. A ship displayed in a dry dock changes the view: the surrounding structure becomes part of the…
A launching photograph often places a bottle, a sponsor and a crowd at the centre of the frame. The ship may be enormous, yet this small ceremony supplies…