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Faversham Nautical Festival fun in the sun…

Well, it was everything you’d expect, with boats, music, stalls and people, and what’s more the sun came out! Well done, the folks of Faversham!

Boats in the Creek

Tug Barking. See http://www.vic96.co.uk/barking.html

Sailing barge Decima

Replica Anglo-Saxon boat

Boats in the Creek

Rigdens-built dinghy on Alan Staley’s stand

Gorgeous one-piece oars made by Rigdens many years ago, here on alan Staley’s stand

Boats in the Creek

A sailing barge mooring line tied to a tree!

A happy Dane

Faversham Parish Church

Seagulls

Photos from the Purifier Building – a John Welsford Joansa and the apprentices’ replica of the Mayhi

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Two very different boats are being built in workshops in the Faversham Creek Trust’s Purifier Building: boatbuilder Alan Thorne working with his son Mark is building a John Welsford Joansa rowing skiff as a pilot for a project for school children, while downstairs apprentices are constructing a replica of the racing yacht Mayhi, which I think is already looking fabulous…

Faversham Nautical Festival

It’s almost time for Faversham’s big nautical weekend once again! I’ll be there with my camera and from time to time will be wandering around the Front Brents singing and playing… and then on the Saturday night there will be a jolly public sea song sing and tunes session at the excellent Phoenix in Abbey Street. (Outside if fine, indoors if wet, naturally… )

I’ve been asked also to point out that the wonderful mediaeval TS Hasard building will be home to an art exhibition featuring students at a local school, and the town’s art society and camera club. See the poster below! (PS – If you want to know what Boatcamp is, see this earlier post.)

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