<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.8" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>intheboatshed.net&#187; intheboatshed.net</title>
	<link>http://intheboatshed.net</link>
	<description>Journalist and writer Gavin Atkin's weblog about boats, boatbuilding and restoration</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:15:12 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>A dockside stroll at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Some more photos from Intheboatshed.net regular Jeff Cole&#8217;s disk of splendid photos from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival at Hobart, Tasmania.
Looking at Jeff&#8217;s shots of cruising yachts is rather like taking a stroll around the docks at any show of this kind where most of the time, the casual visitor has only a hazy idea [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/07/03/a-dockside-stroll-at-the-australian-wooden-boat-festival-hobart/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Claude Worth&#8217;s first voyages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Claude Worth&#8217;s book Yacht Cruising includes many
charming pen and ink drawings
Claude Worth became a legendary cruising yachtsman, but everyone has to start somewhere &#8211; and Worth&#8217;s description of sailing his first yacht in his legendary book Yacht Cruising is highly entertaining. Click on the thumbnails below for readable scans.
&#8216;We who adventure on the sea, however [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/07/02/claude-worths-first-voyage/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Nick Smith 16ft traditional West Country motor launch receives her engine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
16ft traditional West Country motor launch Lisa receives her engine
Hampshire-based boatbuilder Nick Smith has just sent me these photos of his current motor launch building project Louise as she has her engine put in place.
Here&#8217;s what he says:
&#8216;Louise now has her engine fitted, her decks laid and her middle thwart in place. The [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/30/nick-smith-16ft-traditional-west-country-motor-launch-receives-her-engine/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Interested in Bob Hinks&#8217; Cirrus? Contact him to arrange a date to sail her</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
 
Cirrus
Bob Hinks, who graduated from the Boat Building Academy a little while ago, is looking for commissions to build up-market day-sailors along the lines of his widely admired Cirrus.
He explains:
&#8216;Cirrus was conceived as a classic gentleman&#8217;s daysailer, designed to be fast, sail beautifully and look a picture.  A miniature J class [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/29/interested-in-bob-hinks-cirrus-contact-him-to-arrange-a-date-to-sail-her/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Classic Motor Boat Association boats at the Beale Park Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
   
A seriously cute Italian speedboat in the rain at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show. As usual, click on the thumbnails (including the big one) for much larger photos


 
This Avenger 21 made from carbon fibre belonged to offshore powerboat racer Tommy Sopwith, and was a tender to his yacht Philante V
 [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/27/classic-motor-boat-association-boats-at-the-beale-park-show/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Onawind Blue arrives in Ibiza after crossing 68 miles of open Mediterranean sea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Onawind Blue with her new sails back in April. Hopefully we&#8217;ll be able to replace this with a shot from Ibiza shortly!

I&#8217;ve just heard that Ben Crawshaw sailing his Light Trow named Onawind Blue has arrived in Ibiza after leaving Javea on the Spanish mainland at 1am on Monday morning.
With favourable southerly winds she covered [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/26/onawind-blue-arrives-in-ibiza/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Rowing in surf, with windows?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



The skiff in question &#8211; photo published with the permission of photographer Walter Bachteler. Thanks Walter!

A reader has been in touch to ask what this boat might be. Does anyone know? And why does it have windows to allow the rowers to see the level of the water?
See the photos in question at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/65538230@N00/3405009991/in/set-72157616150345313/ [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/24/rowing-in-surf-with-windows/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Steamers and veteran motorboats and craft &#8211; photos from the Aussie Wooden Boat Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
  
Intheboatshed.net regular Jeff Cole has sent us a disk of splendid photos from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival at Hobart, Tasmania some weeks ago.
Jeff has kindly sent us many photos and images over the past couple of years, and his interests range far and wide across the boating and shipping scene, [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/24/steamers-and-veteran-motorboats-and-craft-photos-from-the-aussie-wooden-boat-show/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>July/August Water Craft magazine preview includes free boat plans &#8211; subscribe now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Water Craft&#8217;s July/August edition is a cracker
The latest issue of Water Craft sounds like a real gem &#8211; probably the best I can recall.
For the first time, editor Peter Greenfield has included free plans for a 16ft pocket gaffer from boat designer Paul Gartside. I&#8217;m intrigued!
There&#8217;s also a piece about Honnor Marine&#8217;s Devon Scaffie, the [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/23/julyaugust-water-craft-magazine-preview-and-subscribe-now/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Gadfly II restoration makes progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Simon Papendick and family make progress on their project to restore Gadfly II
  
  


I&#8217;m grateful to Simon Papendick for getting in contact to report on his progress in bringing Gadfly II back to life.
Gadfly II looks very much like a Blackwater sloop but is reported to have been built in Kent rather [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/22/gadfly-ii-restoration-makes-progress/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>HBBR heroes on their way to Beale Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
  
 
HBBR&#8217;s raiders on the Thames
I&#8217;m grateful to UK Home Built Boat Rally stalwart and top class lapstrake boatbuilder Chris Perkins for sending me these photos of fellow members on their raid, making their way from Lechlade to Beale Park for the Beale Park Thames Boat Show. The shots include one [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/20/hbbr-heroes-on-their-way-to-beal-park/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Edwin Schoettle on catboats, Gavin Atkin on what&#8217;s wrong with yachts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Legendary catboat Silent Maid
Edwin Schoettle&#8217;s classic Sailing Craft published in 1928 is a fabulous big old book of nearly 800 pages &#8211; so I hope no-one will mind me posting a few of them. And perhaps my post will serve to keep the memory alight.
I&#8217;d like to explain why I&#8217;ve been thinking about the catboat [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/19/edwin-schoettle-on-catboats-gavin-atkin-on-whats-wrong-with-yachties/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>London Whalers explain how to row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[





London Whalers at rest
The London Whalers have put up a page explaining how to row, and I like what they say. Feathering is optional but regarded as helpful in a headwind! Well, I do it sometimes, and sometimes I don&#8217;t. Either way, the site&#8217;s well worth a look.
Subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter below [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/18/london-whalers-explain-how-to-row/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>A traditional Hebridean lugger built by Harris boatbuilder John Macaulay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
 
One of the treats of the Beale Park Thames Boat Show was seeing one of John Macaulay&#8217;s traditional Hebridean skiffs full of old-fashioned boatbuilding features.
Note the short floors and ribs, for example &#8211; they&#8217;re very much what one sees in a Viking ship or Viking canoe. What&#8217;s more, the oarlocks and oars [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/17/a-traditional-hebridean-lugger-built-by-john-macaulay/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Traditional boats of Ireland photographed by boatbuilder and weblogger Tiernan Roe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Heir Island lobster boat Rose and Galway hooker An Faoilean 
 Heir Island lobster boat Saoirse Muireann owned byhistorian and
author Cormac Levis
The two gaffers in the upper photo are Rose an Heir Island lobster boat on the left and An Faoilean a Galway hooker on the right. The Saoirse Muireann below is another Heir Island [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/16/traditional-boats-of-ireland-photographed-by-boatbuilder-and-weblogger-tiernan-roe/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Chebacco boat designed by Phil Bolger, built by Academy ex-student Connie Mense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  

One exhibit at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show made the case that the recently deceased designer Phil Bolger should be remembered for his very pretty boats as well as his boxy easy-to-build plans.
This is an almost-complete Bolger Chebacco boat, as built by an ex-student of theBoat Building Academy down at Lyme, Connie [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/15/chebacco-boat-designed-by-phil-bolger-built-by-academy-ex-student-connie-mense/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>What it&#8217;s really all about&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
  
Click on the images for much larger photos. The one at the top
makes a particularly fine background &#8211; click on the thumbnail,
then click on your right mouse button when the large image loads

We&#8217;ve just got back from a blissful weekend&#8217;s sailing around the Swale in our little Ian Proctor-designed Prelude, and [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/15/what-its-really-all-about/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Thames double skiff for sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
  
I fouled up badly at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show: my mistake was to believe the weather forecast and went to the show on the day it rained most.
On the following day it was supposed to rain from dawn to dusk &#8211; but instead the sun shone &#8211; I&#8217;ve seen [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/12/thames-double-skiff-for-sale/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Duncan Sclare pours 19ft Gartside cutter keel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[


  
 

Duncan Sclare pours the lead keel for his 19ft Paul Gartside-designed cutter. Click on the thumbnails for larger images

Duncan Sclare in County Mayo, Ireland has an advantage over many amateur boatbuilders: 30-odd years of experience as a furniture-maker, cabinet-maker, carpenter and joiner. See his website here to see what I mean.
Talented and [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/11/duncan-sclare-pours-keel-for-19ft-paul-gartside-cutter-project/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Sunny skiff 14ft plywood flattie plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



The Sunny skiff
Another evening, another boat. Here&#8217;s a set of fairly basic but functional plans for building a 14ft lightweight flattie, the Sunny skiff. Download them here.
I think they could be just what many people are likely to want &#8211; a boat big enough to be comfortable for an outing for two, small and lean [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/10/sunny-skiff-14ft-flattie-skiff-plans/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Model-making progress and drawings of Paul Connor&#8217;s Practical Boatbuilding skiff project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The 10ft double-ended skiff model
Paul Connor has kindly sent a photo of his model of the 10ft double-ended skiff from Practical Boatbuilding for Amateurs, together with his extensive set of computer-generated construction drawings.
There&#8217;s a good amount of background to this project. The original drawings and information from Practical Boatbuilding  are here, and earlier intheboatshed.net post [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/10/model-making-progress-and-drawings-of-paul-connors-practical-boatbuilding-skiff-project/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Water Craft boatbuilding comp winners 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 
Nick Paull&#8217;s Hazy Days, winner of the &#8216;most professional&#8217; category of the 2009 Water Craft boatbuilding competition. It was built to Steve Killing&#8217;s Prospector Canadian canoe. Click on the photos for much larger images


  
Mike Wooldridge&#8217;s Puddle Duck, victor in the &#8216;home made boat most likely to encourage beginners&#8217; category&#8217;. It was built [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/09/water-craft-boatbuilding-competition-winners-2009/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Zoe &#8211; princess of the Broads hire fleet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
 
Zoe sails by
A few of the Norfolk Broads boats available for hire are celebrities in their own right, and one of my favourites is the 1897-built 27-footer Zoe, which is available from the Broads Yachting Company at Horning.
Originally named Jubilee because she was built for hire in the year of Queen Victoria’s [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/07/zoe-princess-of-the-broads-hire-fleet/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Some boats at the Barton HBBR meet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



A traditional &#8216;Welsh woman&#8217; style wherry burgee on a shed at Barton Turf
catches the evening sun. Click on the images for larger shots

  
HBBR member Wayne Oliver&#8217;s boat built to Conrad Natzio&#8217;s Oystercatcher
design and fitted with deadeyes, shrouds and other entertaining features


 
Chris Perkins perfect little Stangarra built to Iain Oughtred&#8217;s Stickleback plans
was deservedly [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/04/some-boats-at-the-barton-hbbr-meet/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Ex-Academy student wins scholarship to build a Dorset lerret by eye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




Dorset lerret photographed on the beach. Click on the image to go to the
excellent Burton Bradstock web pages including some interesting photos
of traditional boats 
Former Boat Building Academy student, instructor and Cornish pilot gig builder Gail McGarva will be back in the workshops from September to build a traditional Dorset lerret by eye.
Gail has won [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/03/ex-academy-student-wins-scholarship-to-build-a-dorset-lerret-by-eye/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The new James Caird at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show this weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
The new James Caird, photographed a few days ago
If you&#8217;re wondering what to do this weekend &#8211; perhaps now&#8217;s the time to decide, for Friday sees the first day of the three-day Beale Park Thames Boat Show at Pangbourne!
An important attraction of the show this year is a recreation of the small ship&#8217;s [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/02/the-new-james-caird-at-the-beale-park-thames-boat-show-this-weekend/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Traditional river yachts of the Norfolk Broads prepare for their big race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



  
Sailing yachts around Horning. Click on the images for much larger photos


Last Friday the weather was gorgeous and the yachtsmen of the Norfolk Broads were busy trying out their boats and skills to get ready for the famous Three Rivers Race &#8211; and here are some photos taken in and around Horning to [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/06/01/yachts-of-the-norfolk-broads-prepare-for-their-big-race/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>A sad farewell to Philip C Bolger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Probably Phil Bolger&#8217;s most frequently built boat, the Gloucester Light Dory is
a plywood classic that will continue to be built, re-worked and adapted for
many years to come. Writing of its popularity, he joked that it would one day
secure his entry into heaven. Photo by Susan Davis, taken from the Wikimedia

After an idyllic few days on [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/05/31/a-sad-farewell-to-philip-c-bolger/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Stitch and glue panels drawings and coordinates for the 14ft Sunny skiff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



I&#8217;ve just drawn up pdfs of the panels and coordinates for the 14ft Sunny skiff plans for anyone interested in this little stitch and glue rowing boat meant to be constructed from 1/4 or 3/8in ply.
I must add my usual warnings &#8211; they&#8217;re dull necessary. I am not a qualified boat designer and the Sunny [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/05/22/stitch-and-glue-panels-drawings-and-coordinates-for-the-14ft-sunny-skiff/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Albert Strange Association offers a grand day out, sailing by barge from Maldon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Wyvenhoe
The Albert Strange Association folks have had a brilliant idea for their annual meet &#8211; offering those who are interested the grandest of grand days out.
They&#8217;re offering up to 12 interested souls a day&#8217;s sailing aboard their own Albert Strange-designed boats, together with sailing and accommodation for a couple of nights aboard the the Thames [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://intheboatshed.net">intheboatshed.net</a></p>
]]></description>
		<link>http://intheboatshed.net/2009/05/22/the-albert-strange-association-offers-a-grand-day-out/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
