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David Lewin’s photo shows the first three boats – Witch, Bonify and Mary Ritchie – in the Old Gaffers Association Round Britain Challenge setting off on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning (21st April) from Heybridge Basin. Heybridge is in Essex and on the River Blackwater, just downstream from Maldon where the Association was founded 50 years … Continue reading “OGA boats begin their 50th anniversary Round Britain Challenge”
Bonita, Wonder and Privateer Out sailing at the weekend (thanks for your company Jim and Richard), I took the opportunity to photograph these local favourites on the Swale – to my mind they’re each among the reasons this is such a great place to keep and use a boat. The yawl Bonita has a … Continue reading “Favourite local sailing craft in the autumn sunshine”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Various views from a short sailing cruise up the Swale I thought that intheboatshed.net readers might be entertained by a collection of photos we took on a recent trip short trip up the Swale to Queenborough. I had hoped to travel further from Faversham but the winds on the way out were too … Continue reading “Some photos from a short sailing cruise on the Swale”