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”] Above – a collage of images from the exhibition; below individual shots. I particularly like the one of the boy swinging under the bowsprit without a care in the world. Good for him! And good for him too, no doubt A 60-year photographic record of sail training from Falmouth is to go on … Continue reading “60 years of Falmouth sail training photos on show at the NMM Cornwall”
An old photo of Cutty Sark in dry dock Cutty Sark’s famous figurehead; Cutty Sark, Foudroyandt and seaplane in Falmouth Harbour (all images copyright RCPS) I had other, happier things to write about tonight, but like many people who know London well there’s only one story today – the wrecking by fire of the last … Continue reading “Sad news of the Cutty Sark”
Said to be the oldest rowing boat in regular use, a pilot gig known as Newquay is being restored by the National Maritime Museum at Falmouth, in Cornwall. Built in 1812 by William Peters of St Mawes, the red and white Cornish pilot gig has left her usual home at Newquay Rowing Club to allow … Continue reading “Rowing gig Newquay restored”