Tag Archives: boats

The Morbihan 2013, with mad music, and how about blues in the boiler room with steam engine percussion?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

Two Youtubes featuring some crazy music. Depending on your taste, you might like to turn down some of the piratey-rock nonsense in the first one and simply watch the lovely Morbihan go by – but that floating organ grinder is … Continue reading →

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Alan Staley restores and repairs boats at Faversham…

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

A jolly little film, even if it is rather short. Thanks to the Boat Building Academy for passing the message on about one of our local boatbuilders…

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Matthew Atkin photographs Mumbai’s fishing port, its boats and community

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

Once again, my photographer brother Matthew Atkin has gone out with his Fuji camera and brought home an oustanding set of photos, this time from Mumbai, India – and once again he shows how timber built boats remain supreme in … Continue reading →

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