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Cinderella, adapted for rowing by Martin Wellby
I can’t claim this is about any kind of traditional boat, but I think I can safely say that rowing is a traditional activity, that more people should do it and that this post is about a neat and inexpensive way of equipping yourself to do it. These photos show a very sweetly made canoe built to my Cinderella design that has been adapted in a couple of useful ways.
Designers don’t often like the changes people make to their designs, but in this case Continue reading “A Cinderella canoe adapted for rowing”
The Wooden Boatbuilders Trade Association has set up a slick new website, http://www.wbta.co.uk , that’s far easier to navigate than the old site, looks a lot better, and includes an easy to use list of members and their websites.
Although it hasn’t got a great deal of content yet, it promises some nice new features, including a quarterly newsletter Soundings. I’ve already signed up for it, and look forward to learning more.
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