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[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Mark 7 military canoes. Photos supplied by Quentin Rees and published with permission Quentin Rees’s recent book Cockleshell Canoes is a thoroughly researched and well illustrated celebration of a group of people who have become part of canoe history. Some, such as Blondie Hasler and the team of commandos who took part in … Continue reading “More on the book Cockleshell Canoes by Quentin Rees”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] A new National Maritime Museum Cornwall display explores the evolution of fighting canoes used by the British in World War II. The oldest canoe in the collection, the Mark II, was made famous by Operation Frankton in December 1942, which was the basis for the film The Cockleshell Heroes. The real Cockleshell Heroes … Continue reading “Cockleshell Hero canoes at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall”
Priceless details and wonderful, if fuzzy, photos: Sailing Canoes: A Brief History Also, check Tim Gittner’s jolly archive, which contains lots of lines from old-fashioned canoes, and quite a lot from Uffa Fox in his usual hale and hearty style. http://www.intcanoe.org/iclife/history.html [ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] And finally, while we’re on this subject