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
Currently being restored by the Classic Sailing Club, the Fife-built classic 8-metre racing yachts Ierne and Truant will compete in the 8 Metre World Championships in July, and then in a re-enactment of the Jura Duel.
The Duel was a famous challenge between the same two yachts in 1919, in which they raced from Crinan to Jura for a case of Continue reading “A classic duel between Fife yachts”
Turf boat and thatched boathouses, Hickling
Hickling Broad is one of my favourite places, and here are some links that might help to explain why:
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Hickling Broad
Could one hope to hear a bittern when moored here?
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Photos provided by the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Look closely at these shots – don’t you just want to be there?
Portsoy is clearly the place to be at the end of June, when the annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival returns to town from Friday 29th to the 1st July. This year’s festival will also see the finale of the Continue reading “Portsoy Festival 2007”
