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”] ‘After taking on supplies at Gravesend, I shoved off into the tide, and lit a cigar, and now I felt we had fairly started,’ wrote philanthropist, barrister and pioneer of the Victorian canoeing craze, John MacGregor in his classic A thousand miles in the Rob Roy canoe. He seems to have been a … Continue reading “An entertaining article about sailing canoe pioneer John MacGregor”
Chris Perkins’ Macgregor; photos courtesy of Chris The world has some very kind people in it, thankfully, and one of them is Chris Perkins, builder of the Iain Oughtred canoe featured by intheboatshed.net a few days ago. The story goes like this. I accidentally lost almost all of the 480 photos I took at the … Continue reading “More pics of Chris Perkins’ Oughtred Macgregor canoe”
Just as we in the UK are starting to feel summer’s on its way, Jeff Cole has sent me some photos from this year’s Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta. This Australian event looks as if it might be the summeriest thing in the world, so I hope it will spread some cheer. With any luck, something … Continue reading “Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta 2023”