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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.

Boatshow in Full swing
Boatshow in Full swing
Saturday, 12 September 2009

The PSP Southampton Boatshow is underway and visitors numbers look healthy.

Just 2 days to go to the start of the Southampton Boat Show
Just 2 days to go to the start of the Southampton Boat Show
Wednesday, 09 September 2009

This is always one of the most hectic weeks for the Boatshed HQ team with the build up to the Southampton Boat Show and this year has been no different. Boatshed.com is still running at full steam with a stream of used boats being bought, sold an...

Boatshed scoops another Hitwise award
Boatshed scoops another Hitwise award
Wednesday, 09 September 2009

Boatshed.com has just received yet another industry accolade. Boatshed.com is ranked in the top ten most visited sites with Hitwise the Experian internet measurement company.

It's show time! Southampton International boat show 2009
It's show time! Southampton International boat show 2009
Sunday, 30 August 2009

The Southampton International boat show is just around the corner and as ever Boatshed.com will be there, we’ll be at stand C53 and we’d like to extend a very warm invitation to anyone coming to the show to come over and see us. Don’t forg...

A little more about 2 sailing boats in the auction
A little more about 2 sailing boats in the auction
Friday, 21 August 2009

The BoatBid.com catalogue has a range of used motor and sailing boats on offer. All the boats are keenly priced as they are very seriously for sale but some of them though fantastic boats are not that well known so I thought I’d let you know a...

Southampton Boat Show BoatBid catalogue launched
Southampton Boat Show BoatBid catalogue launched
Thursday, 13 August 2009

BoatBid.com the online used boat auction supported by Boatshed.com has just launched the catalogue for their fifth auction. As usual we have a range of motor and sailing boats for sale in this auction which will run from the 12th to the 16th Sept...

Fund raising for the RNLI
Fund raising for the RNLI
Saturday, 04 July 2009

Church Stretton is probably as far from the sea as you can get in England. Mandy Chapman from Boatshed.com HQ office in Gosport was visiting the area for the day and was asked to help with the RNLI fund raising the local town.

Fantastic fourth BoatBid.com boat auction
Fantastic fourth BoatBid.com boat auction
Friday, 26 June 2009

Phew what a week that was! The fourth BoatBid online boat auction has just ended. We’ve had 32 used motor and sailing boats being auctioned online over the past 5 days and we’ve been busy answering all your questions and helping everyone to ...

BoatBid.Com bidding started on Monday
BoatBid.Com bidding started on Monday
Friday, 19 June 2009

Interest in the fourth BoatBid.com online boat auction is really hotting up. All our Boatshed.com brokers, who are handling the individual sales for the used boats in the auction, have been really busy answering questions and arranging viewings o...

Just over a week till the start of the fourth BoatBid.com auction
Just over a week till the start of the fourth BoatBid.com auction
Saturday, 13 June 2009

There’s just over a week to go before the next BoatBid.com boat auction which has almost 40 used boats of all types going under the virtual hammer. We have everything from pretty little wooden yachts to big powerful motor cruisers and all types...

3 Classic Wooden Boats in BoatBid
3 Classic Wooden Boats in BoatBid
Thursday, 28 May 2009

At BoatBid we have all kinds of used boats for sale in our auctions. We have used power boats and used sailing boats ranging from dainty little yachts to very stylish sports cruiser. Craft suitable to water ski behind and ones for yacht racing, w...

OSTAR
OSTAR
Monday, 25 May 2009

At 1230 BST H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, fired the start gun for this years Original Single Handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR).

Summer is just around the corner
Summer is just around the corner
Friday, 15 May 2009

I write this with a westerly gale raging outside but summer is only just around the corner. The Boat Bid team have been working hard selecting a fantastic range of used motor and sailing boats for the summer auction. There’s just a week to go ...

What’s it really like to buy or sell through BoatBid?
What’s it really like to buy or sell through BoatBid?
Tuesday, 05 May 2009

To find out just what it’s like to buy or sell a boat through BoatBid I caught up with Steve Booth of Boatshed Essex who is now in the process of finalising the sale of the Stewart 24 Quarter Tonner from the last BoatBid auction.

The third BoatBid has ended so we're looking forward to the Summer BoatBid Boat Auction
The third BoatBid has ended so we're looking forward to the Summer BoatBid Boat Auction
Thursday, 30 April 2009

The Pre Summer BoatBid has just finished with another flurry of bidding and boat sales. Yet again we sold some of the boats through Boatshed before the bidding even started but with nearly 3,000 used boats on the Boatshed website BoatBid will alw...

Boatshed BVI tackles Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Boatshed BVI tackles Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
Tuesday, 28 April 2009

BoatshedBVI www.boatshedbvi.com was once again privileged to race on the beautiful 1962 57’ Abeking & Rasmussen ketch at this year’s Antigua Classic.

Plymouth Sail and Power Show 2009
Plymouth Sail and Power Show 2009
Wednesday, 22 April 2009

The fifth annual Plymouth Sail and Power Show in the UK is set to take place on Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th April 2009.

Third BoatBid boat auction starts on 20th April
Third BoatBid boat auction starts on 20th April
Friday, 17 April 2009

The Easter holidays are now over and many boats have returned to their moorings. Some will have just been launched and their owners may well have spent the holidays putting the final touches to the winter works before she went back in. Others wi...

Blocked heads to cleaning your hull
Blocked heads to cleaning your hull
Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Easter always seems to mark the start of the boating season with families leaving their berths for the Easter hols and heading off for their new adventures.

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This is where we publish our boat related stories and articles, which range from world circumnavigation to rescue missions, humour and much, much more. So make yourself a coffee and settle yourself down to a good read.