Month: July 2007

A pilot gig at the Beale Park Boat Show

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Pilot gig made by the Slipway Cooperative. Click on the images for a nice big photo!

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Lines of the grandma of all racing pilot gigs, Trefry

Someone at the Wooden Boat Forum asked to see photos of the half-built racing pilot gig on show at the Beale Park Boat Show, so here are a few I took. Dig those neatly joggled ribs!

Pilot gigs are all built to the same lines as the venerable Trefry, which was built in 1838 and is still rowed today. The draughtsman appears to have spelt the old girl’s name differently to most people, so there’s no need for you lot to pick me up on that one!

The same group were selling a half-built Steve Redmond-designed Whisp. Continue reading “A pilot gig at the Beale Park Boat Show”

Cooke on racing, and care of sails and gear

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Chapter XIX: ‘If you wish to race, I should strongly advise you to join a one-design class.’

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Chapter XX: ‘If you should find yourself in the unfortunate position of having a rival on your weather bow, the best thing you can do is make very short tacks.’

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Chapter XXI: ‘When the owner boards his vessel the following week-end he finds his sails covered with tiny specks of mildew which nothing will ever take out. He may improve their appearance by rubbing in French chalk, as some do, but the mildew fiend is still there doing its deadly work.’

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Seamanship for Yachtsmen Chapter headings:

Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Small Cruising Yachts
Chapter III Getting under Way
Chapter IV Getting under Way (continued)
Chapter V Seamanship under Way
Chapter VI Seamanship under Way (continued) Continue reading “Cooke on racing, and care of sails and gear”

Another print of a Humber Keel ‘The Port of Hull’

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The Port of Hull , by W Wylie, 1882

My pal Jim van den Bos grew up near the Humber Estuary, as I did, and very much enjoyed the engraving of a Humber keel that I put up a few days ago. In fact, he enjoyed it so much that he was inspired to mail me a scan of another engraving of a keel by W Wylie, dated 1882 – so here it is. Again, it’s a nice big scan and it should be possible create a print-out good enough to hang on your wall.

Thanks Jim!

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