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”] The Dinghy Cruising Association’s boats assembled at Beale, with Al Law’s Paradox Little Jim in the foreground A highlight of the Beale Park Boat Show last year was meeting Al Law and seeing his home-built Matt Layden-designed Paradox named Little Jim close up. Yes, this little 14-footer is the boat he sailed to … Continue reading “A Paradox, up close and personal”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Bill Serjeant’s recent editorial on the Melonseed skiff reminded me of Nathaniel H Bishop’s account of a 2600-mile voyage down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and along the Gulf of Mexico in a 12-ft sneak box, clearly a classic little duck hunting boat with a strong family resemblance to the Melonseed. Titled Four … Continue reading “Four Months in a Sneak Box – a small boat or dinghy cruising classic”