A pilot gig at the Beale Park Boat Show

Click on the small images for much bigger and clearer images. Pilot gig made by the Slipway Cooperative. Click on the images for a nice big photo! Lines of the grandma of all racing pilot gigs, Trefry Someone at the Wooden Boat Forum asked to see photos of the half-built racing pilot gig on show … Continue reading “A pilot gig at the Beale Park Boat Show”

A rare Uffa Fox Flying 10 at Beale Park

Click on the small images for much bigger and clearer images. Uffa Fox’s Flying 10 I’ve managed to recover my photos from the Beale Park Boat Show a few weeks ago, and to celebrate this small miracle I thought I’d show you these shots of a sweet little Flying 10 racing keelboat designed by Uffa … Continue reading “A rare Uffa Fox Flying 10 at Beale Park”

A Rob Roy canoe in Australia, 1900

Click on the images for much bigger and clearer images. Rob Roy canoe Today, reader Jeff Cole alerted me to this image of a Rob Roy canoe on a lagoon at Warrock Station, Australia in around 1900. It can be found in the Victoria Museum’s online archive, and the link is here. Thanks Jeff! Incidentally, … Continue reading “A Rob Roy canoe in Australia, 1900”