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]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/20/an-amphibious-caravan-from-the-1950s/</link> </item> <item><title>The new Light Trow</title> <description><![CDATA[The Mark 2 Light Trow
The big news here is that Water  Craft magazine is publishing an exciting series of articles about  the Light Trow &#8211; two by the remarkable Light Trow pioneer  builder and adventurer Ben Crawshaw, and one by me about the boat  itself.
This has prompted me to produce a [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/19/the-new-light-trow/</link> </item> <item><title>Fishing in Cornwall exhibition</title> <description><![CDATA[
Photos from the Fishing in Cornwall exhibition. Top, rogueish fishing crew at Mousehole, circa 1910, taken by an unknown photographer; a probably publicity photo of fishermen in heavy weather gear from Mevagissey in around 1920 shot by S Dalby-Smith; and fishermen &#8216;tracking&#8217; or towing a boat out of the harbour by hand at Porthleven, [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/18/fishing-in-cornwall-exhibition/</link> </item> <item><title>Seamew, Burnham Scow No 230</title> <description><![CDATA[Seamew, built by Stebbings of Burnham on Crouch in 1953, and repaired and restored in Bob Hinks&#8217; workshopClea Rawinsky has been busy fulfilling a long-held ambition to own and sail a Burnham Scow, with the help of boatbuilder Bob Hinks (link one, link two) and their mutual friend Mark. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/17/seamew-burnham-scow-no-230/</link> </item> <item><title>An extraordinary auction of amazing old boats at Turk&#8217;s, Chatham</title> <description><![CDATA[1906 motor launch Cygnet is on sale at Turk&#8217;sAn astonishing sale of boats, many of the interesting and old, is going on at Turk&#8217;s of Chatham, Kent, apparently due to a relocation. See the lots here: Turk&#8217;s auction.
The story here is that this collection was part of a business providing boating film props that are [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/16/an-extraordinary-auction-of-amazing-old-boats-at-turks-chatham/</link> </item> <item><title>A Nonpareil sharpie for sale</title> <description><![CDATA[
Nonpareil sharpie for sale in Kent
You don&#8217;t see a sharpie in the UK too often, and a Clapham-style Nonpareil sharpie&#8217;s even rarer &#8211; even though they&#8217;re clearly a good form for large areas of our coastline.
From memory, this particular boat for sale was designed by Colin Mudie and has been used for pleasure trips [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/14/a-nonpareil-sharpie-for-sale/</link> </item> <item><title>Keep Turning Left Dylan just isn&#8217;t good enough to own a wooden boat</title> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Keep Turning Left video about tides, caulking and why Dylan could not have a wooden boat because he isn&#8217;t a good enough person&#8230; I think a lot of us might be in that category!
As so often with Keep Turning Left, the clip&#8217;s funny and opinionated, and the boatbuilder at the centre of it [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/14/keep-turning-left-dylan-isnt-good-enough-to-own-a-wooden-boat/</link> </item> <item><title>Abner&#8217;s whale, from the Cruise of the Cachalot</title> <description><![CDATA[&#8216;We went alone, with barely a hundred fathoms of line, in case he should take it into his head to sound again. The speed at which we went made it appear as if a gale of wind was blowing, and we flew along the sea surface&#8217;
Everyone&#8217;s heard of Melville&#8217;s blockbusting novel Moby Dick &#8211; but [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/13/abners-whale-from-the-cruise-of-the-cachalot/</link> </item> <item><title>The boats of Hanoi, Vietnam</title> <description><![CDATA[
Small boats of North Vietnam
Just back from a business trip to Hanoi, my brother Matt Atkin has sent me these photos from the country. He reports that North Vietnam is an astonishing place where goods are still moved using carts and oxen, and from these photos it&#8217;s a place where traditional [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/11/the-boats-of-hanoi-vietnam/</link> </item> <item><title>The sinking of HMS Colossus</title> <description><![CDATA[HMS Colossus
&#8216;The Water gained upon us fast&#8230; before day light, I was obliged to Order the People on the Quarter Deck &#38; Poop, the Water being up to the Cills of the Upper Deck, and as the Ship rolled, struck with so much violence against the Quarter Deck, as to break several of the Beams&#8230; [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/10/the-sinking-of-hms-colossus/</link> </item> <item><title>Spider T&#8217;s lines</title> <description><![CDATA[
Again on the subject of the Humber sloop Spider T, owner Mal Nicholson thought I might like to share this lines drawing of her.
It was drawn by Frederick Warren in 1926, shortly before he died. According to Peter Warren, it was specific to Spider T and was a kind of swan-song for the [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/09/spider-ts-lines/</link> </item> <item><title>A mystery boat &#8211; can anyone identify this old clinker-built dinghy?</title> <description><![CDATA[A mystery dinghy with a rather nice old-fashioned shape. But what is she, and how old?
Mal Nicholson has sent me these two photos of a boat he has bought, and which he intends to fettle up for use as a tender with the Humber sloop known as Spider T. Read all about her here.
She&#8217;ll fit [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/07/a-mystery-boat-can-anyone-identify-this-old-clinker-built-dinghy/</link> </item> <item><title>The Stephen family and the stories of the Fraserborough zulus Violet and Vesper</title> <description><![CDATA[
Violet Stephen, the girl after whom the zulu Violet was named; Alexander Grieve Stephen, and the zulu Violet
Violet; William and George Stephen on board Violet, and William Stephen aboard Violet
David Stephen Rennie, great grandson of the first owners of the Violet has sent me some old photos and family history surrounding [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/06/the-stephen-family-and-the-story-of-the-fraserborough-zulu-violet/</link> </item> <item><title>Reports and photos from the first Melbourne Wooden Boat Show</title> <description><![CDATA[Check Rule 15 &#8211; was it sponsored by the department of marine regulation at the University of the Bloody Obvious, or do the organisers have an off-the-wall sense of humour?
Sticker on a beautiful Riva, hand-cut pedal crank made from plywoodThe good folks of Melbourne, Australia, have just held their first Wooden Boat Festival, [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/04/reports-and-photos-from-the-first-melbourne-wooden-boat-show/</link> </item> <item><title>Keep Turning Left film-maker Dylan Winter in the Walton Backwaters</title> <description><![CDATA[Round Britain slow sailer and film-maker Dylan Winter has put up an 18-minute piece of film about sailing around the Walton Backwaters, and about the explosives dock at Oakley Quay.
The video is part of his ongoing Keep Turning Left video project and is his first paid-for film download &#8211; for the princely sum of $0.99. [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/03/02/keep-turning-left-dylan-winter-in-the-walton-backwaters/</link> </item> <item><title>Peter Baylis&#8217;s photos of Scoter in her prime</title> <description><![CDATA[Scoter in Norway, July 1962.  Colin Grierson has his foot on the tiller. Audry Grierson is bending down amidships. The guard rail of Peter Baylis&#8217; boat Phakoe is just visible in the foregroundScoter in Norway again, July 1962. The boy standing behind Audry is not her son Douglas, but Peter doesn&#8217;t remember his name
Peter [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/28/peter-bayliss-photos-of-scoter-in-her-prime/</link> </item> <item><title>Weel may the keel row</title> <description><![CDATA[&#8216;Nearly oval&#8217; lighters on the riverbank at Newburn on the Tyne, image from Samuel Smiles&#8217; book Lives of the Engineers, republished by Project Gutenberg. They&#8217;re a bit small to carry 20 tons of coal, but they might well be an artist&#8217;s slightly fanciful depiction of the keel
An outstanding recording of the tune known as the [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/26/weel-may-the-keel-row/</link> </item> <item><title>The incomplete tale of a Norfolk racing launch</title> <description><![CDATA[
Rocinante at Reedham
Keith Johnston has kindly written in with some photos and the story of a boat that&#8217;s often moored at Reedham on the Norfolk Broads. It&#8217;s an intriguing boat that looks like a Thames slipper launch, but which nevertheless has a completely different background. I&#8217;ll let Keith tell the story:
We were approaching Reedham [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/25/the-as-yet-incomplete-tale-of-a-norfolk-racing-launch/</link> </item> <item><title>The fiddle tunes of William Litton, sailor</title> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting glimpse into the distant past &#8211; a collection of tunes from a book kept by a fiddle player called William Litton while he served aboard two merchant ships in the years 1800-2. The tunes here are played by a fiddler called Garrisson Frolick, and were recorded several decades ago.
My thanks to Chris [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/24/the-fiddle-tunes-of-william-litton-sailor/</link> </item> <item><title>A traditionally built Tideway at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show</title> <description><![CDATA[
The new Tideway in build at Good Wood Boat &#8211; click on the thumbnails for a larger photo
Traditionally built 12ft Tideway dinghies are available to order after a gap of ten years &#8211; and the new version of the boat will be on show at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show.
The new Tideways are [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/23/a-traditionally-built-tideway-at-the-rya-volvo-dinghy-show/</link> </item> <item><title>Water Craft magazine for March-April 2010 will be out very soon!</title> <description><![CDATA[The latest Water Craft will be with us any day
It&#8217;s almost time for the next edition of Water Craft magazine to land on our doormats &#8211; so what&#8217;s in store this time around? Lots of boating goodies as usual &#8211; including the first of two big features by our friend Ben Crawshaw in which he [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/22/water-craft-magazine-for-march-april-out-soon/</link> </item> <item><title>More Scruffie boats for the UK</title> <description><![CDATA[Scruffie Marine boat kit importer Whisper Boats&#8217; reports that the 18th Scruffie kit boat in the UK is due to arrive at Tilbury in a couple of weeks.
Whisper boss Max Campbell says the new boat will be a Scintilla 24ft trailer sailer, but the most popular Scruffie model in the UK has been [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/19/more-scruffie-boats-for-the-uk/</link> </item> <item><title>The intheboatshed.net newsletter, RIP &#8211; do readers want a new one?</title> <description><![CDATA[Some readers will have noticed there&#8217;s no intheboatshed.net newsletter this week. In fact, we&#8217;ve had some difficulties with the original newsletter and are setting up a new one &#8211; if enough people express their support.
What&#8217;s the problem? Our hosting company has noticed we haven&#8217;t quite been meeting its terms of service because our technology hasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/19/the-intheboatshed-net-newsletter-rip-do-readers-want-a-new-one/</link> </item> <item><title>London to Istanbul Ness Yawl is built online</title> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s peaceful as I write at 7.30 in the evening &#8211; but you should see it during the day!
Giacomo de Stefano is building one of Iain Oughtred&#8217;s Ness Yawls online this week &#8211; but you may have to be quick to catch it judging by the speed he and his friends were working working at [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/15/london-to-istanbul-ness-yawl-is-being-built-online/</link> </item> <item><title>The First Melbourne Wooden Boat Festival</title> <description><![CDATA[Wooden Boat Association members of the Melbourne and East Gippsland areas out on the water &#8211; click on the image for a video of local members&#8217; boatsThe people of Melbourne are going to have fun this coming weekend &#8211; for their Victoria Harbour is to be home to the first Melbourne Wooden Boat Festival.
The event [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/15/the-first-melbourne-wooden-boat-festival/</link> </item> <item><title>A last ditch attempt to save the PS Ryde Isle of Wight paddle steamer ferry</title> <description><![CDATA[
PS Ryde at the Island Harbour Marina on the River Medina between Newport and East Cowes. Photo copyright Kevin Flynn and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence
I&#8217;m saddened to report that another interesting old vessel is in mortal danger &#8211; but perhaps there is just a chance that a petition to No 10 [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/15/a-last-ditch-attempt-to-save-the-ps-ryde-isle-of-wight-paddle-steamer-ferry/</link> </item> <item><title>Photos of the Humber keel now known as MFH</title> <description><![CDATA[Old photos of the steam keel Gainsborough Trader, supplied by the the Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society
Alan Gardiner has sent me two old photos of the keel MFH, otherwise known as Master of Fox Hounds and in her earlier life Gainsborough Trader. In doing so he&#8217;s really replying to Peter Radclyffe&#8217;s question following an [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/12/old-photos-of-the-humber-keel-now-known-as-mfh/</link> </item> <item><title>I&#8217;m tickled by Dylan&#8217;s ad launching his new Keep Turning Left website</title> <description><![CDATA[It is entertaining, it doesn&#8217;t last too long and it is in a good cause! And if you can&#8217;t be bothered with the video, go straight to http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk.
]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/11/im-tickled-by-dylans-ad-launching-his-new-keep-turning-left-website/</link> </item> <item><title>Veteran East Coast small boat sailor Charles Stock caught on video</title> <description><![CDATA[Charles Stock making his customary good use of his wellies. Image copyright Tony Smith (aka Creeksailor) and used with permissionI&#8217;ve stumbled across a series of short Youtube videos featuring Charles Stock, a legend among small boat sailors, particularly on the Thames Estuary and East Coast of England.
An enthusiastic sailor since he was a kid, in [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/11/veteran-east-coast-small-boat-sailor-charles-stock-caught-on-video/</link> </item> <item><title>How to drive a big truck onto the deck of a sailing craft&#8230;</title> <description><![CDATA[
Surprising, isn&#8217;t it? It comes from Haiti in happier times. My thanks to Ed Wingfield of the excellent Yahoogroup Openboat dinghy cruising forum for spotting it. Here&#8217;s another &#8211; and it seems to be of the same craft, though the truck&#8217;s a different vehicle. If you&#8217;re interested in contributing to the relief effort, by the [...]]]></description><link>http://intheboatshed.net/2010/02/11/how-to-drive-a-big-truck-onto-the-deck-of-a-sailing-craft/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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