Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
Dodo, Valhalla and Consuelo Today’s gallery of photos are of steam yachts, and they belong to a collection that Jeff Cole acquired back when he was a teenager. Except for Dodo he says they are all private steam yachts, mostly photographed at Cowes, and wonders what what happened to them? On some odd cuttings … Continue reading “Steam yachts of a century ago, from Jeff Cole’s collection”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] What would the letters ‘PIN’ stand for on the sails of a pilot boat? Regular reader Jeff Cole wants to know because he’s considering buying a painting – but sadly he can’t show us a photo of it yet. I’m puzzled, because my understanding is that they usually show a single large number.
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Jeff Cole’s been busy moving house, and turned up this splendid painting of a junk. Here’s what he said about it: ‘Hi Gavin, my house move(s) are going along, a very exhausting process mate! Here’s a pic that might interest the viewers of your site. ‘My maternal great grandfather was an officer in … Continue reading “A junk and some Ozzie sunsets from Jeff Cole”