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
Early hydroplane Defender II, foy boat Ethel, Enterprise 2 Three new ‘flying boats’ at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in the past week are Enterprise no 2, a Tyne foy boat and an early hydroplane. Named Speedwell, the Enterprise was built in 1956. It was designed by the prolific Jack Holt using what was then … Continue reading “Early hydroplane, foy boat Ethel and 1956 Enterprise join NMMC ‘flying boats’”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Pipkin, Curlew and Aileen The pontoon at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall is busy again, now that summer is here: after a winter in the museum workshop Curlew, Aileen and Pipkin are all in the water. All three can be seen sailing up and down the river Fal throughout the summer. Curlew is the … Continue reading “Three of the NMMC’s exhibits are on the water – and please vote to support the museum”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Newlyn harbour; portrait of a Porthleven fisherman; unloading, Mevagissey harbour; launching lifeboat, Port Isaac; Princess Victoria. Click on the thumbnails to see larger photos. Images courtesy of the Pentreath Photographic Archives of Cornish Maritime History This post marks the 1000th intheboatshed.net post! Hurrah! Professor Jan Pentreath will reveal some items from his archive … Continue reading “The Pentreath photo archive talk at the NMMC, Falmouth”