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This week we are able to introduce three more boats that have had their asking price reduced. If you’re looking for a Hardy river boat for sale in Essex we may have the boat you are looking for. As with all Boatshed boats we have an extensive sl...

This week we are able to introduce three more boats that have had their asking prices reduced. The Sealine and the Prinz have the added option of a possible part exchange with your current boat. As with all Boatshed boats we have an extensive slid...

My 5 year old daughter has just discovered the classic movie Swallows and Amazons and is happy to watch it over and over on DVD. So it felt like serendipity when I noticed the Victorian boathouse that inspired Arthur Ransome’s books is now up fo...

So this weekend (in case you hadn’t noticed!) it’s the start of the PSP Southampton Boat Show, from 13th to 22nd September.

If the kids are back to school or uni this week perhaps it is now the time to squeeze in a little extra learning for yourself. If you already know how to raise and lower the sails, how to set them to the wind, and what to do with fenders and lines...

This weekend on Sunday 1st September the little village of Battlesbridge on the River Crouch welcomes the annual Essex Boat Jumble and Small Boat Sale. If you’ve never been to one imagine a jumble sale, but full of boating bargains! From 10:00 a...

The last major regatta of the season begins on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Burnham week is 24th to 31st August this year. If you’re not local there’s a choice of local places to stay in Essex.

Summer is here and it’s swimwear weather at last (some of the time!) It’s the perfect time to lose some lbs! Sadly these boats mis-heard me and dropped off the £££’s instead!

It has come to our attention that despite the gorgeous boating weather we’ve been having lately some boats have not had the good fortune to get out on the water. The three boats featured here today contacted us to say they are still searching f...

Just a short journey away from London are the undiscovered waterways of Essex: We have a wealth of canals, navigable rivers and tidal rivers to explore.

This week we are able to introduce three more boats that have had their asking price reduced. Whether you enjoy exploring the inland rivers and creeks, or sailing the Essex coast we may have the boat you are looking for. As with all Boatshed boats...

As of August 1st, new North Sea Shipping Routes are set to come into force. Pleasure craft and performance boats share the North Sea with fishing boats and merchant ships alike, making navigation quite tricky in the high traffic areas.

This week our boats reduced in price include a Vancouver, MG C 27 and a Fairline Targa. As with all Boatshed boats we have an extensive slideshow of images for each boat for sale, so that you can really examine the boat inside and out.

I am having a stressful week. Luckily, sailing is the antidote to stress. Once the ropes are let go you are free from the constraints of modern life and get to spend a bit of quality time with the wind and the water.

The next Boat Auction starts at 09.00 Friday June 14th 2013

Wow. The weather has finally sorted itself out so that we can all go boating in Essex! (Grab your free eBook ‘Boating in Essex’ when you ‘like’ our Facebook page. What are you up to this weekend? Here’s what’s on.

Fish are jumping, the cotton is high, and these boat prices are reduced. Will you be enjoying this summer on a boat?

The next boat auctions starts on June 19th at 09.00 GMT 2013.

Bavaria sailing yachts are great value and lovely to sail. Our current boat of the moment is this Bavaria 31 Cruiser and she’s in exceptionally nice condition. The boat has been owned from new by her current owners who are now moving abroad. Th...

Here comes the sun… and I say, it’s alright; these boats have had their asking prices reduced! If you’re looking for a Westerly second hand yacht for sale in Essex we may have the boat you are looking for. As with all Boatshed boats we have ...