Stroma Yole build in Glasgow finds funding + a new publication: Stars to Steer By: Celebrating the 20th Century Women who went to Sea, by Julia Jones
The Stroma Yole, inspired by The Aegre, being built on Clydebank, Glasgow, and the next boat to be built, have found a funding source.
It had been suggested that Boatbuilder Peter Matheson seek funding from the UK National Heritage Lottery Fund. But in Clydebank, Glasgow, Peter builds wooden boats the traditional way. Writing emails about meeting the admin requirements of the Heritage Lottery Fund isn’t how he wants to spend his day. Besides, he’s got a local funding source now, as he proudly displays on the newly completed rudder of American Lady:
Ah, they do things differently in Clydebank.
You can see the full story of the build of the Stroma Yole, American Lady, here.
Stars to Steer By: Celebrating the 20th Century Women who went to Sea by Julia Jones, published by Adlard Coles, 2025.
In Stars to Steer By, sailing writer Julia Jones tells the stories of ordinary and extraordinary women, known and unknown today, who went to sea from the late 19th century on.
From the wives of sailing ship captains (who never appeared in the Log) to women who have skippered round the world racing yachts. From First World War volunteers who formed the new Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) in 1917, to women today like Commodore Jo Adey, one of the most senior officers in the Royal Navy, and Sarah West, the first woman to command a Royal Navy warship.
Jones tells the stories of these and dozens of other women, most of whom went to sea in much smaller boats. Jones’s ear and eye for the ludicrous, the curious, the exceptional, the detail, and the personal stories make this book far more than ‘A Celebration of 20th Century Women who went to Sea’. It is that. Enlightening, entertaining, and sometimes shocking. But it’s also …. Read full review here.
Nick Grainger
Stars to Steer By: Celebrating the 20th Century Women who went to Sea, by Julia Jones, 2025, published by Adlard Coles, is available in hardback, Kindle and as an audiobook narrated by the author. From bookshops, Amazon etc.
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