Nice Design Council article about Ian Proctor

I like to look at intheboatshed.net’s stats in order to try to workout where its visitors come from and where they go to.

Often they come from a Google search that has turned up several interesting pages in addition to intheboatshed.net – and that’s how I found this interesting piece about Ian Proctor and his Tempest design.

Open boat cruising in New Zealand – in boats designed by John Welsford

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John Weslford boats openboat cruising in New Zealand

Some John Welsford-designed boats rafted up in some idyllic New Zealand spot.
Can’t you just smell the warm air on the water?

Duckworksmagazine has put up this nice article about open boat cruising in New Zealand, and John Welsford’s boats.

Onawind Blue and Ben Crawshaw take their first long cruise

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Onawind Blue on the beach at Cap Salou

Onawind Blue on the beach at Cap Salou

Ben Crawshaw took his boat Onawind Blue for its first long cruise a few days ago. It seems to have been quite an adventure, and Ben has written about it with his usual aplomb at his weblog The Invisible Workshop.

Well done Ben – and well done OB!

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