Tonight I thought you might like to see some more of my holiday snaps.
This time they’re of the barges Pudge, Wivenhoe and Xylonite, which I managed to photograph one afternoon and evening while sailing with my friend John Adams 18 months or so ago. I hope you like them… Let me know in the comment box below if you want to see more!
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Lovely photos Gav. Watercolour light. Not much sailing to be done on a windless day like that. Is there a nautical reason for the old tyre hanging from the jib halyard?
The wind was ok during the afternoon, but died towards evening.
The old tyre is the barge-skipper's traditional way of indicating he's motoring – the official equivalent is the black ball in the foretriangle, or the yotties' mainsail-only arrangement when motorsailing.
Barge people are just different I guess!
G
PS I like the reflections on the water in the middle photo especially… G