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Will Stirling has written to share a very unusual opportunity… Modern-built Victorian racing yacht Integrity sails from Iceland to East Greenland in the summer of 2019. The aim of the voyage is to practise good seamanship and mountaineering. There are two berths available for a period of approximately two weeks each. The usual conditions of engagement … Continue reading “Berths available for Integrity Iceland-Greenland trip”
Stirling & Son-built Victorian gentleman’s racing yacht Integrity sailing from Plymouth to the North of Iceland. Will Stirling writes: ‘We have sailed Integrity from Plymouth to the North of Iceland.The videos show her: on the W Coast of Ireland under full sail; topmast up, jack yard topsail, bowsprit at no. 1 fid position, no. 1 … Continue reading “Will Stirling and crew sail Integrity to the North of Iceland”
On 1st March Stirling and Son Ltd acquired the lease for the No 1 covered slip at South Yard, Devonport, Plymouth. Sited adjacent to the dockyard wall, Slip No 1 is the oldest remaining covered slipway in any royal dockyard in the world, and dates from around 1763 – 250 years ago this year. The … Continue reading “Stirling and Son move into a new yard at Devonport, while Victorian racing yacht Integrity adds to its collection of awards”