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.
Here’s something interesting and distinctive: a traditional boatbuilder and boat repairer in Poland:
http://www.celarek.com.pl
Try our version of the Google search engine specially customised to cover UK boat yards and brokers dealing in traditional wooden craft.
intheboatshed Traditional UK Wooden Boat Finder
The North American magazine Good Old Boat has a cool article online by Ted Brewer about alternative sailing rigs and their development.
Here’s a short but telling excerpt: Continue reading “Understanding alternative sailing rigs”
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is putting on a new exhibition of twelve original watercolours and seven prints of Cornwall and Devon working craft by Ian Heard.
The show, which runs from 3rd April, includes a newly commissioned painting of a 19th century Gorran Haven Crabber currently being built in Fowey, and based on the only remaining craft of her type. The painting will be Continue reading “Ian Heard watercolours and prints at NMM Cornwall”