Boatbuilders and restorers – Page 309

Some personal highlights from summer 2007

My pal Steve Taylor’s newly restored 1923 Hillyard-built yacht, Dorma, on the creek at Oare. The boat beside Dorma is now being rescued by a local boat- and ship-wright. I suppose the last of this group of three is as much about Oare mud as anything else – but if Oare is where you keep your boat, it’s important to find something to like in the stuff

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Mummers play from the fishing village of Sidmouth; the new Short Flattie at the Watchet Boat Museum; plaque commemorating John Short, Watchet shantyman, sailor and fisherman

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Hot-moulded 1940s and 50s Fairey dinghies at the Beale Park Boat Show

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Photos of a couple of hot-moulded 1940s and 50s Fairey Marine dinghies that turned up at the Beale Park Boat Show. The little paddler divides into two to fit in a car boot

Here are some photos from the Beale Park Boat Show for those who like curiosities. Once popular, Fairey’s hot-moulded dinghies built in the post-War era usually to Uffa Fox’s designs are rarely seen now. Plug the terms ‘Fairey’ and ‘Uffa Fox’ into the search gizmo at the upper left for intheboatshed.net posts on related topics.

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