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
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] A traditional ‘Welsh woman’ style wherry burgee on a shed at Barton Turf catches the evening sun. Click on the images for larger shots HBBR member Wayne Oliver’s boat built to Conrad Natzio’s Oystercatcher design and fitted with deadeyes, shrouds and other entertaining features Chris Perkins perfect little Stangarra built to Iain Oughtred’s … Continue reading “Some boats at the Barton HBBR meet”
Early morning at Beale Park; a Wharram catamaran; Joan Jardine-Brown with a boat she designed when she was just 19; a classic Thames skiff We’ve had a great, if tiring day today with the professional and amateur boatbuilders and boat clubs at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show. As always it was quite an event, … Continue reading “A fabulous day with the craftsman boatbuilders at Beale Park”