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Stirling and Son deliver two very different 12ft rowing dinghies, and repair a hogged Tideway

  Lead On (first photo) is a new pilot’s punt built for for Kindly Light, a Bristol Channel pilot cutter, was completed by Stirling and Son and delivered to her owner during March. She was built to the owners specification’s following his extensive … Continue reading

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Stirling & Son take a clinker-built 14ft sailing dinghy to the Southampton Boat Show

       This 14ft clinker-built sailing dinghy close to the main exit (and entrance) at the Southampton Boat Show will have been quite a relief for eyes suffering from shiny-white GRP-fatigue. She was built by Stirling & Son, and … Continue reading

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The proper proportion of salt in his veins that a British boy ought to have

[ad#intheboatshed-post] The sort of dinghy we’re told a boy should have. Now that part seems fair enough! Have you got the proper proportion of salt in your veins? These days they say too much salt in your veins causes osmotic … Continue reading

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