BoatingLifestyle Articles
No grand launch fanfare. No corporate polish. Just a simple idea: tell boating stories properly — with salt still drying on the pages, with respect for tradition, and with curiosity for where the marine world is heading next. A place for sailors, powerboaters, dreamers, racers, refitters, dock-talk philosophers, and those who simply feel more at home when the horizon is visible. One year on, Old Sea Dogs has become a logbook of global boating life — stories gathered from harbours, racecourses, boatyards, show pontoons, and far-off seas.
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One year afloat - a world of boating stories
25-12-2025
Atlantis isn’t just a name on a transom. It was once a standalone shipyard in Italy, building boats that carried the same hallmarks as their larger compatriots — sharp lines, wide sunpads, and a promise of dolce vita living — but aimed squarely at the sport-cruiser owner rather than the superyacht magnate. For years it was a yard for the ambitious, the newly-minted, and those who wanted to go fast in comfort without having to crew-up a 70-footer.
14-10-2025