Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
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The replica Britannia is in Norway awaiting work to complete her
It’s true – the replica of Britannia has been released by the Russian boatyard that had been holding her, and has now gone to Norway for completion.
Click here for film, and a translated news story.
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Don’t fail to catch these magnificent video clips of sailing Viking ships at the Sea Stallion project website. With boats and sailors like this, who could be surprised that the Vikings took over so much of France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Eastern England? They must have been well-nigh unbeatable.
If a shipful of them came my way, I think I’d make sure my my wife and daughter were well hidden, and join the queue to surrender myself immediately.
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Following the post appealing for a new owner to care for a Johnson & Jago 2 1/2 tonner the other day, kind intheboatshed.net reader Julian Fouser has sent me this scan of a sales flier produced by the company.
Thanks Julian!
It looks like a sweet little boat. I gather there was a piece in Classic Boat some years ago in which someone offered one of these boats named Whistler to a good home in return for a donation to the RNLI. I hope she got the care she deserved and is still around somewhere.
On the subject of Johnson & Jago-built boats, Google found me this site full of photos of a larger boat produced by the company – and this one is a Dunkirk Little Ship!
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