In this first episode, Nick finds a suitable restoration project, visits Burnham sailing Club, repairs a Mirror Dinghy, finds a 12 Sq meter Sharpie to restore and visits Itchenor Sailing Club.
And more follows:
The Star of Moville –
Our protagonist sails to Moville in the county of Donegal – almost at the northern tip of Ireland to watch the races. While there he meets Mary, ‘the star of Moville’ and emboldened by whiskey he talks to her and buys her a drink – but then she rejects him and he sails home… The singing of Len Graham is wonderful!
Now and Then with Shrimp Davies – Cromer, Norfolk in 1978
Fishing and fishermen at Cromer in a TV programme from 1978 – including footage of how they handle their beach boats up there…
My thanks to Katie Howson of the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust for spotting this.