Roger Barnes of the Cruising Dinghy Association demonstrates the appeal of dinghy cruising and explains something of how it can be done, though I still don’t think it’s for the faint hearted…
Tag: small boat
A small boat adventure
Actually, these photographs come from a small trip down Faversham Creek in just about the smallest imaginable boat that could be used by an adult with a pocket camera – a Mouseboat.
I think it also shows clearly why the Creek must be defended, and how much is has been affected by housing development. Surely, it’s time for the town to take a new, maritime activity-friendly approach. I so hope it does…
Punt gunning – including an interesting description of the original double-ended Poole canoe
It turns out that Poole Harbour’s famous Pool canoes were not always flat-bottomed skiffs developed for use with a small outboard motor – in their earlier versions they were double ended rowing boats used for wildfowling.
There’s some interesting history about punt gunning here, including some stuff about the dangers of dealing with all that recoil when your boat is light and tiny, and the gunner is likely on their own, and some slightly disturbing stuff about ‘droppers’ and ‘cripples’ and ‘your man’ collecting the spoils.
PS – Retronaut has some good gun punt images here
PPS – And there’s a striking illustration of the power of these guns here. And no, it’s still not something I’d want to do.