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
Barges and wherries and other working boats originally for carrying cargoes
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Pete Goss to sail to Australia in a newly-built 36ft wooden Mount’s Bay lugger fishing boat. Click here and here
Jon Moore restores Spray replica. Click here
Jack Zuraw restores Chesapeake three-sail bateau. Click here
Tim Clayton and True’s Yard Museum Trust mount effort to restore King’s Lynn fishing boat Baden Powell. Click here
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Wykeham-Martin’s sailing punt. In his description he remarks that the leeboard could have been a little bigger
I was very pleased today to find this description of how Captain R F Wykeham-Martin built a sailing Thames punt.
It comes from a splendid collection of Thames-related material provided by Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide, an informative site sponsored by the River Thames Society. By the way, if the name Wykeham-Martin is familiar, it’s because this great gentleman also devised the widely-used foresail furling gear still known by his name.
If you’re at all interested in the Thames, check out the source of this material, Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide, which has links to many fine on-line books, including the stunning Our River by George D Leslie.
For more intheboatshed.net posts on Thames-related matters, including plans for a Thames skiff and a racing punt, click here.
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HCC’s burgee flutters against a blue sky; the view from the HCC’s clubhouse; a small clinker-built boat captured in the winter light; a view of Oare
Gravel pit at Oare
Julie and I took a stroll along the Oare Creek, near Faversham last weekend. We had a couple of errands to do in the area, but the real reason we made the journey was that it offered a chance for some overdue R&R.
While we were there, I took these shots. The one of the Hollowshore Cruising Club burgee seems particularly significant, as this is the last winter it will grace the old shed that’s been the club’s home for 50 years.
I can’t say where we’re moving, as the negotiations had not been completed when I last spoke with the Commodore, but it seems likely that we’ll have better facilities in future. Sill, I will miss the old clubhouse, not least because it’s picture window and balcony offer what I consider to be one of the best views in Kent.
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