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Diana Berry, a descendant of six of the original Mystery
crew, names the Spirit of Mystery; the crowds turn out
to watch the ceremony. Click on the images for a
bigger picture! Photos by Mark Lloyd of Lloyd Images

Spirit of Mystery naming ceremony – Pete Goss’s replica Cornish lugger is named by original crew descendant Diana Berry.

Royal timber helps restore historic Lynn fishing boat

For love of a boat – racing seine boats on the River Teign

The ancient wooden boat retrieved from the Huong River in May – marine archaeology in Vietnam

Lance Lee and Lansing Madura – Indonesian fishing boat revealed by the weblog Indigenous Boats

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Thurne Mill – a postcard from long ago

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Thurne Mill 1954

Postcard showing Thurne Mill, dated 1954

Jeff Cole has sent another photo from his collection – this time a postcard showing Thurne Mill on the Norfolk Broads dated May, 1954. Funnily enough, just three summers later my parents spent a holiday in the area in what my father has described as a fat little old tub that would barely sail. Most traditionally built  wooden boats on the Broads may be quaint, but it seems they weren’t all classics!

I’m very happy to report that although a photo taken at the same spot today would include mainly plastic  boats, the mill looks much the same today as this photograph shows.  I should say that the Broads remain a stronghold of traditional sail, despite the plastic cruisers.

Read more about Thurne Mill at the Wikipedia.

For more photos from Jeff’s excellent collection click here.

Learn more about The Broads.

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Open day at the IBTC, Lowestoft 11 Oct 2008

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International Boatbuilding Training College, 2008
IBTC class of 2008

The International Boatbuilding Training College at Lowestoft in Suffolk is having an open day on Saturday the 11th October. It’s the only weekend day in the year that it’s open to visitors – so grasp the opportunity and get along if you can. It sounds very much like a grand day out to me…

Whether or not you can make it, you might be interested in these photos kindly supplied by Gill at the college – as usual, click on the image and a larger photo should pop up.

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