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
Sailing yachts used for cruising, or as cruiser-racers.
Tally Ho
Albert Strange’s Betty, as Tally Ho, won the 1927 Fastnet Race, but today she’s an abandoned motor fishing vessel named Escape, and may be found languishing in the harbour at Brookings, Oregon, according to the swish new Albert Strange Association website.
The original plans, including accommodation details, are available at Continue reading “Betty needs a home”
Navigator Jaunty and Pathfinder Varuna photographed by David Perillo
Take a look at these photos – I can’t imagine how anyone could look at them without feeling inspired. The scenery is the coast of New Zealand, and the boats are a Navigator and a Pathfinder, both large cruising dinghies designed by John Welsford.
Just as we slide gloriously into summer here in the UK, it seems odd to think of John and his countrymen and women slipping towards their winter. But we shouldn’t feel too sorry for them yet, judging by Continue reading “Boat building and cruising inspiration from New Zealand”
Finally, Chapter 7 discusses the Canadian bateau, a canvas canoe and the canvas American shooting punt. I’ve also included the index, and a wonderful set of adverts, which appear to set the date of this edition of Practical Boat Building for Amateurs as 1889.
Continue reading “Practical Boat Building for Amateurs – Chapter 7”
