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
Old photos of the steam keel Gainsborough Trader, supplied by the the Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society Alan Gardiner has sent me two old photos of the keel MFH, otherwise known as Master of Fox Hounds and in her earlier life Gainsborough Trader. In doing so he’s really replying to Peter Radclyffe’s question following … Continue reading “Photos of the Humber keel now known as MFH”
The ninth wave, by Ivan Aivazovsky. Before the advent of radio, cannibalism among shipwrecked seafarers seems to have been so common it was seen as normal – and even excusable. Image from the Wikipedia A gruesomely fascinating article in this year’s Folk Music Journal examines cannibalism at sea and the songs about it that have … Continue reading “A folklorist looks at cannibalism afloat: the ‘custom of the sea’”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] The Nancy Oldfield Trust enjoying a brisk breeze on Barton Broad. Click on the photographs for a larger image This is a Broads One Design, often called a Brown Boat, and they’re very common on the Norfolk Broads. The Nancy Oldfield Trust is based at Barton Broad and provides activities including sailing, canoeing, … Continue reading “On Barton Broad”