London’s Yacht Chandler - Established 400 years Winter Watch 2014 Winter Talks at Arthur Beale Now Open Sundays We are proud to announce that we are now open on Sundays! Shaftesbury Avenue is as busy on a Sunday as any other day so it seemed like a good idea to let people come in and browse. During the period before Christmas it will allow you extra time to buy some really special gifts or just to treat yourself to that bronze boat hook that you have been after for years. In the spring, when you are busy preparing your boat for re-launching, you Open will be able to nip into town to Sundays 11 am until get that extra pot of antifoul5 pm! ing or the replacement impellor to get the boat launched on time. Devold stock has arrived to keep you veldig koselig Tom Cunliffe officially re-launches upstairs! This Devold Pullover is the same as Nansen wore on his Polar Expedition (1893-96) Bob Comlay will give a fascinating talk at Arthur Beale about sailing with the legendary Bill Tilman pictured above As the winter evenings draw in why not join us for one of our regular talks. We have some fantastic speakers lined up. You may still be in time to catch Dick Wynne’s talk about Albert Strange which is featured on the back cover but please make sure you don’t miss Bob Comlay talking about sailing with Bill Tilman. Bill Tilman was an English mountaineer and explorer (1889 – 1977). In 1954 he purchased the Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter called “Mischief” in order to find and climb unchartered mountains. We are very privileged to have Bob Comlay join us to talk about sailing with Bill Tilman. Bob, being a glutton for punishment, actually sailed with Tilman on two occasions possibly answering one of his famous advertisements in the Times: 'Hands wanted for long voyage in small boat: no pay, no prospects, not much pleasure'. Sign up now! [email protected] Arthur Beale We had a grand party at the begining of October to celebrate the re-launch of our elegant upstairs showrooms. Tom Cunliffe did the honours and kept everyone chuckling with his tales of quirky chandlers that he has encountered over the years. Luckily Tom has a penchant for “Real” chandlers and he appreciated the aroma of oakum that permeates the building. He also seemed to really enjoy smashing the sugar glass Champagne bottle over our new billboard! Come and see what the fuss is all about. Take a break from the bustle of Covent Garden and visit our tranquil upstairs showrooms. 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JP In 1853 Ole Devold set up a textile factory to supply the Norwegian fisherman with tough warm garments. In 1882 he built Norway’s first hydro electric power station and Devold were using incandescent bulbs just four years after Edison invented them. They even had a telephone — in 1892! Devold, like Arthur Beale’s, are very proud of their heritage. They still produce wonderful warm traditional knitwear in their Norwegian factory. The Nansen pullover, hat and mitts will fight off cold weather just as well today as they did for Nansen on the Fram in 1893. Nansen High Neck Pullover Nansen Mitts Nansen Hat £114.24 £25.14 £21.42 Other designs are available in our shop. Devold also produce a full range of Expedition Merino Thermals used for many polar expeditions today. They are featured inside this newletter. [email protected] 020 7836 9034 Wrapped up for Winter The Best Nautical Bookshelves in London? Actually the bookshelves are rubbish — I made them. It’s the books we are talking about. Peter Willis has kindly curated the collection. The first deliveries have arrived and already customers are enjoying quietly browsing away to find a little treat to keep themselves amused in their snug cabins. Some titles that we wanted didn’t arrive but we are on the case to tease out these more obscure works which we think you might enjoy. The range will continuously grow and change so please keep calling back to see what is new. Arthur Beale are also stocking a decent range of Pilot Books and Nautical Almanacs plus Admiralty Chart Folios and Imray Charts. We will Made from scrap wood found around the building our “eco” shelves are now Some of us will have lifted out our little darlings always hold enough charts to get you up to Shetland and flexing under the weight of wisdom and wrapped them up for winter while others down to the Scilly Isles. We can order any Admiralty Chart for will try to make use of those gorgeous, but you and they generally arrive in a day or two. So, if you live or work nearby sadly rare, clear cold days to get to their why not order your charts from us and save those Arthur Beale’s have favourite anchorage and have it entirely to on-line delivery costs? every Lodestar Book Pubthemselves. Arthur Beale has selected a range Winter is the perfect time to plan next year’s lished! Sail and Oar is of goodies to enjoy during these cold dark sailing. Extend the pleasure of sailing by getting packed with beautiful line months whether afloat or ashore. Why not treat the Pilot Books now and dream of those warm gen- drawings that everyone can yourself or your boat to a lovely present? tle breezes wafting you into a new unexplored port. appreciate £12.00 Arthur Beale’s stock Watercraft and Wooden Boat Magasines. If you are stuck for a stocking filler then one of these will always be appreciated. Noggin the Nog is the kind King of the Northman who married the Eskimo Princess — Nooka of the Nook. All day on Once you have selected an Saturday 6th December we will be celeexciting nautical novel from brating Noggin by showing some of our new bookshelves it is these cult classic children’s TV protime to create the right atgrammes on a little screen by the firemosphere on board. Nothing place upstairs at Arthur Beale. beats an oil lamp. They give So why not relax for quarter of an hour off a gentle heat and create and enjoy some of the finest children stories ever told. Who knows there may a relaxing nautical atmosbe some treats in store too? If you enjoy the tales, and you will, there will be phere. Once the red wine is a chance to purchase a Noggin book or DVD so you can enjoy Noggin warmed making you drowzy they by your ship’s stove as the cold North Sea Brass Globe Lamp can be dimmed to a soft Sampanino batters against the rocks. £123.70 glimmer while you stretch Beales price just There’s more £59.95 out on your bunk. Arthur for children at Beale has a great selection of oil lamps inArthur Beale’s cluding Hurricane and Anchor Lamps. -although Noggin has no There are times when modern technology Individual books only £7.50. upper age Whole box set £60.00 beats the old lamps. Come to our shop to limit! browse our range of carefully selected LED torches. Here are just a couple Christmas Don’t let a bit of rain stop play, don some Children’s oilskins in yellow or navy. Bargains — offers must end 31st January 2015 proper fisherman’s oilskins and keep dry. Brass Gimble lamps Noggin the Nog Day! and why not? Long Dark but Cosy Nights Suits ages 4 – 6. Derby Jacket £33.50 Pouldo Trousers £20.95 Why not look at one of the beautifully illustrated books by Claudia Myatt. These books are produced by the RYA and are a real joy for any child interested in sailing. The Go Sailing book also has a matching sticker activity book which children adore. Children seem to love playing with all the rope in our shop so some lengths of rope and a knot book makes a nice present. We have put together a little kit in a zipper bag for £19.55 or buy just the rope in a special Go Sailing for children £10.49 Sticker Activity Book £8.49 pack for £3.75 Arthur Beale from £49.99. This lamp £86.78 Save £13.90 on these torches! + Buy our favourite hand torch- the Lenser P5.2 at a bargain price and get an Inovo Squeeze light FREE (perfect for keeping near that combination lock - I’ve been there!). List price £43.90 Beale’s price £30.00 A simple no fuss headtorch from Petzl at a brilliant price for this world beating quality. Was £19.98 now just £16.98 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JP [email protected] 020 7836 9034 Too much baggage! You are a fussy lot! “The bag needs to be a bit bigger to take my lap top, it needs to be a bit smaller to take on the plane, have you got it in red? Have you got one just like this but without shoulder straps?” Well, as it happens, we probably have! We have bags suitable for expedition sailing or weekend regattas. We Cloudburst, incredibly have bags you can light useful daysack for swim ashore with. We scrambling along the have the perfect thing for the Scottish Ortlieb 85L Duffle. Waterproof and tough. shore. 25L £36.00 Islands Three Peaks £145.00 Race, we have bags to go inside bags with transparent windows, we have leather bags for your posh stuff and coloured bags to get those tools sorted out. Mind you, we don’t sell portmanteaus — they simply won’t get down Dulcibella’s hatch. A range of waterproof stuff bags with seethrough strips to organise your kit bag. 3L – 13L from £8.80 Set of 4 just £39.50 Tog Up Warm! Nothing matches pure wool to keep you warm. Merino thermals can be worn against the skin for days on end in punishing conditions and still remain pleasant and fresh smelling. Wool retains its warmth even when wet. No one makes better thermal clothing than Devold of Norway. The perfect choice for your winter expedition to Pyefleet Creek. Women Expedition Hoodie, also available in black and male versions. £73.44 so comfy! Beautiful leather zipper £33.20 One of Beales most popular presents — endless uses. Set of four was £39.00 now £30.00! Guy Cotten is less well Devold has patents on known in the UK but amongst When the going gets tough - they Thermo Jacket from pure fine crossbred their socks in 20 counthe world’s adventurous sailors choose Guy Cotten tries! Try them and be wool. 450 gsm. Wear as mid or outer the product is often the prevery impressed. £17.95 layer on cold dry days. ferred choice. Guy Cotten are Male and Female versions £145.00 well known for their serious yellow oilskins worn by most North Sea Fisherman, but many people do not realise that 17 out of 20 Vendee Globe The poor old boat is wallowing sailors shipped a Guy Cotten away in her cold mud berth or TPS Survival suit! I always take propped up on sticks on the one when sailing in Arctic wahard. Maybe she is clinging to ters reassured by the fact the buoy with the wind howling that yachtsmen have sur- Rubicon 3 The adventure sailing yacht chose Guy Cotten all around. Surely she declothing to protect the crew against the harshest conditions. vived for days floating in serves a little presVisit www.rubicon3.co.uk to find out more. freezing water wearing the ent? We have Guy Cotten TPS. The Ultima dry suit was designed with Impress your fellow sailors as loads of treats the Vendee Globe in mind but for most of us the Guy you sound the anchorage for boats in Cotten Fastnet Jacket and Jupiter Trousers will the proper way. Looks store – here are just provide 100% reliable waterproof and comfortlovely on the bulkhead a few. Come and too. Bronze Lead £71.48 browse! able clothing which lasts for many years. ChoTechnical Tallow £2.74 sen by Jean Le Cam, Roland Jourdain and Christopher Auguin to name but a few. Nearer to home I recently visited a highly impressive yacht called Rubicon 3. The yacht is run by Make off your lines swiftly Bruce Jacobs and Rachael Sprot and they speA joy to behold. The Grabit Book with these graceful jamb cialise in a mix of adventurous sailing coupled with Hook is made from super tough cleats from £10.80 on board tuition. It is a great set up. The day I visited aluminium bronze. The hook attaches to the buoy as you remove the yacht was almost sinking with the weight of the pole. Hopefully someone rehappy clients coming to say hello while they visited Lucas Santucci also choose Guy Cotten for his cold water adventures. membered to tie it on! St Katharine Docks. Bruce and Rachael choose to kit www.underthepole.com Sit tight — £217.78 but worth it! out the whole boat with Guy Cotten clothing. They have been very impressed with their Fastnet Jackets and Jupiter Trousers. A Little Something for the Boat Sir? Arthur Beale is the Main London Stockist of Guy Cotten Clothing Arthur Beale 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JP Lignum Vitae and bronze bulls eye £31.48 [email protected] 020 7836 9034 Nicopress Micro Cable Kits Matching the tool with the wire and ferrules is fiddly so we have now introduced four Nicopress kits. 0.26 mm wire BL 6 kg £90.00 Each kit includes 0.51 mm wire BL 30 kg £95.00 the correct Nico1 mm wire BL 54 kg £119.00 2.5 mm wire BL 349 kg £245.00 press Tool, 100 m of wire and 100 ferrules — enough to make 50 assemblies 450 mm long. The 0.26 and 0.51 mm kits also come in a nice Klein Zipper bag! Ideal for tool lanyards, model boats, invisible display or small boat rigging. Arthur Beale can supply all Nicopress tools and ferrules. Wera Screwdriver Set Wera make some of the best tools. This German made screwdriver set is really useful onboard. The bits can also be used in power drills and everything is kept handy in the tough belt pouch. List price £28.04 Beale’s Christmas price just £21.00 Less Bahco Socket Set than half I like this set because price! it isn’t too big, yet it seems to cover everything to keep the ship underway. 1 ⁄4” and 3⁄8” drives. 34 pieces in a tough box. List price £108.51 Beales Christmas offer just £41.40! Stormy Weather on the Way? The crystals in this genuine Sorensen Storm Glass will tell you in advance if a storm is approaching. A clear glass denotes fine clear weather but a build up of fern like crystals tells of the approach of cold and stormy weather. Hefty lacquered brass forging weighing 400g £97.50. Holder for wall mounting £20.27 Arthur Beale’s also stock a wide range of barometers and clocks including this beautiful instrument by Wempe. Wempe was founded in Germany in Built to provide precise in1905 and has devoted formation for a lifetime at itself to producing sea. Wempe Nautik £ 271.72 precise maritime instruments. All German research ships are equiped with Wempe instruments. Their clocks and barometers are designed for serious use at sea although their beauty can be appreciated anywhere. Wempe instruments from £262.20 Other Clocks and Barometers from £99.00 Need to repair your decks? Arthur Beale stock this unique little saw which has all the teeth set off to one side so that it doesn’t scratch the teak when you are sawing off the plugs. So clever and useful! £20.75 We also stock SabaCaulk used by many of the top boat builders as the perferred caulking mastic. In fact, everything you might need. Just £19.9 5 The Boaties Frying Pan This deceptively clever invention turns your small on-board stove into a fully functioning motorway greasy spoon. The oblong shape utilises all the available area for massive fry ups capable of putting the local cardiac ward on full alert. It is so useful I know people who use them at home too. Just in case fry ups get boring (surely not?) why not buy The Boat Cookbook and learn to cook something that is actually healthy before it’s too late. £16.99 Fender Key Rings A great little present that could well save a nasty dive. Just £5.95 each Big fenders and rope fenders also in stock! Leatherman Skeletool Another tool which has avoided getting too complex. It has just exactly what you need. Not too heavy. Pouch, belt clip and built in karabiner so it doesn’t go overboard. List price £69.95 Tested by us - and it Beales price £59.40 survived! Dates for Your Diary - Book Early! The talks and demonstrations at Arthur Beale are great value and cover a wide range of subjects. We have already had splicing and varnishing demonstrations and a talk on Arctic sailing. Don’t miss out - book up now! November Thursday 6th 6.45pm A talk on Albert Strange – Yacht Designer, Artist, Sailor and Writer 1855-1917 by Dick Wynne (£5.00) December Thursday 4th 6.45pm Bill Tilman – Mountaineer, navigator and arguably the finest travel writer of the twentieth century. A talk by Bob Comlay 90 minutes (£5.00) Albert Strange It might be too late but if the 6th November hasn’t passed by then quickly get signed up for to Dick Wynne’s talk about Albert Strange the Victorian Yacht Designer and Artist. It will be a fantastic evening! If you have missed it but are still intrigued then why not visit: www.albertstrange.org Arthur Beale Saturday 6th New Noggin the Nog Day! Sit by the warm “fire” and watch the adventures of Noggin while sipping All Day date! something Norwegian and eating ship’s biscuits. Special deals on Noggin Books and DVDs. If you don’t know what we are talking about then you must come and find out! Free! February 2015 Thursday 5th 6.45pm The Life and Care of Modern Diesel Fuels by Patrick Keating. Don’t get caught by the bug! This is a really professional presentation which could save you both expensive repairs or, worst still, engine failure at sea. March 2015 Thursday 5th 6.45pm The History of Barton Marine by Christian Brewer If you would like to attend an Arthur Beale event please email [email protected] or call into the shop and put your name on the list. 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8JP [email protected] 020 7836 9034
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