Category: Small boats

Isabella on the Thames

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Isabella

The Isabella, seen at Henley-on-Thames. A deliciously pretty boat, I’m sure you’ll agree! Her owners must be proud.

My researches reveal little about Isabella, but I think she may be one of the boats called Isabella listed at Jim Shead’s pages.

If I’m right she’s listed as

ISABELLA Built by Xxxxxx in 1988 – Length: 29 feet 2 inches (8.90 metres) Beam: 5 feet 10 inches (1.80 metres). a Diesel Inboard engine with a power of 16HP. Registered with EA Thames Region number W1132 as a Non Hire Annual.

For more from Jim’s encyclopaedic website devoted to Britain’s inland waterways, click here.

While searching for information about Isabella, I once again came upon this collection of photos from the Thames Traditional Boat Rally. I’ve linked to it before, but it’s well worth revisiting many times. Don’t go in there unless you’ve got a thermos of hot coffee and some sandwiches – you may not come out for hours!

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More cobles

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Following on from last night’s coble link fest, here are some more double-ended coble photos for your entertainment, finishing up with a photo that reveals what happens to at least some of the fish they catch.

My mouth is watering already!

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Cobles of the North East of England

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Cobles; a double-ended coble, and oar details

As a soft southern keyboard-tapping desk jockey, I can get chilled just going to buy groceries at Tesco’s. So naturally there are some particularly tough communities that I feel bound to admire, and one of these groups is fishing communities.

Tonight, therefore, I’m going to post some links to material about Continue reading “Cobles of the North East of England”