Category Archives: Racing yacht

Does anyone know the story of the racing yacht Mayhi?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

Shipwright Simon Grillet is appealing for  for information about the history of the sliding gunter-rigged centreboard sloop Mayhi, the racing yacht to be used as the template for building a new vessel by apprentices on the Faversham Creek Trust’s new scheme … Continue reading →

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Faversham Creek Trust’s Purifier Building premises is declared open!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

Last night the Purifier Building, which is to be used by the new shipwright apprentice scheme as a training workshop and premises was declared open by the Faversham Creek Trust’s guest of honour Admiral Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, … Continue reading →

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Historic photos of The Broads on Flickr

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

  I’d like to introduce you to AdnamsGirl’s Flickr photo stream of historic photos of The Broads, if you don’t already know it. AdnamsGirl also has a smashing Twitter account to follow at twitter.com/norfolkmemories - it makes me smile most mornings, and … Continue reading →

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