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Fireballs Romance Alert

Fireballs at the NMM; sailing on The Broads long ago; Will Stirling’s 18th century lugger is launched

There are always a lot of interesting side issues to distract and provide entertainment at www.intheboatshed.net, but the real focus must be on the boats, their history, and the work of building and restoration.

So I’d like to make an appeal to you readers to please tell us your stories about your boats.

If you’re an owner with a boat that is your pride and joy, if you’re a Continue reading “Show us what you’ve got at intheboatshed.net”

Some more photos from The Broads

Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads
Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads

A busy day again today, so here are some more photos of The Broads from my archives.

The photos were taken during some very happy holidays on hired Broads sailing cruisers with my children; which reminds me that it’s about time we returned.

I forget where I took the shot of the pretty old Broads cruiser; the half-decker was sighted at Hickling Broad; the next three shots were taken at Horsey Mere; and the last photo is pretty well self explanatory, I think!

Some more photos from The Broads

•Where does the romance of old boats spring from?

•On Hickling Broad

•Pete’s guide to the Norfolk Broads

•Some photos for a busy evening…

•Zoe, the oldest hire boat on The Broads

•Steam launch Meteorite

•Three shots of the wherry White Moth

•A catalogue drops through the door sets me thinking about the summer

•The boats of the Broads

•Norfolk wherry Ardea back in Broadland

•The Three Rivers Race along the Bure, Ant and Thurne

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Fireballs at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Fireballs

Fireballs

Allèz, a Fireball trapeze dinghy built by Jack Chippendale will feature at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth for the next two months.

Designed by Peter Milne in 1962, the International Fireball is a high performance one-design sailing dinghy. Milne’s intention was to create a boat that was cheap, simple to build and maintain, but with exciting performance – the single-chine hull is designed for planing at low speeds (it is said to plane at just 8 knots) and is scow-shaped. Usually sailed by a crew of two, it has a trapeze and a symmetric spinnaker.

First reviewed by Yachts & Yachting in March 1962, the Fireball was an immediate success. By May of that year, 73 sets of plans had been sold for self- build, and at least one company was selling complete boats for £188. Continue reading “Fireballs at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall”