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Two photos of one of Adrian Morgan’s little beauties.

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An impressive Viking invader
Adrian Morgan

See Adrian’s website: www.viking-boats.com

Some splendid Thames skiffs

The Thames Traditional Boat Society has some online plans for building a boat of this kind: http://www.ttbs.org/

A Victorian-style Thames skiff built by an apprentice at Henwood & Dean

See their website: www.henwoodanddean.co.uk

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I found a few more photos of Nick Smith’s work I’d forgotten to put up - so here they are.

For photos of Nick’s traditional motor launches, follow this link:
Nick Smith, boatbuilder, at the Beale Park Boat Show

Nick’s a member of the Wooden Boatbuilder’s Trade Association, and you can read more about him here: Nick Smith at the WBTA website

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From Christiana to Stockholm, 1908, pages 92 to 125: ‘The wind was backing and we were able to sail the rest of the way into Mariestad. We set full sail at first, but the wind and the sea were a little too strong and the Moth after a bit began to put her nose into it more than was healthy, so we reduced sail by furling the mizzen up along its mast, an untidy but simple and quick method.’

To be continued…

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