Steve Clarke-Lens
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Simon Renton
Simon with his Wafarer at Salcombe
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Simon's Wafarer with boom tent
Yesterday I visited Gavin Atkin’s weblog* which drew
attention to a 44 minute video by Steve Clarke-Lens who sailed and rowed a
Wayfarer on a 4,000 mile Mediterranean and River Nile cruise.** This is a
super film, well worth seeing, which gives insight into what can be achieved
with an open dinghy by an able and determined crew. Steve got into a few close
shaves, not of his own making, but through unexpected circumstances, like being
abandoned by a tow boat when exiting the Nile and finding himself alone to face
three rows of enormous breaking seas.
Wayfarer dinghies have been around since 1957 when first
built in plywood to the drawings of Ian Proctor. Subsequently the boat has
undergone modifications and changes and more can be found out about her by
visiting this Wikipedia page:
Wayfarer Dinghy : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayfarer_(dinghy)
I have added a few photos of Simon Renton whom I met at
Salcombe in July 2010. He was attempting to sail around the UK by himself in a
Wayfarer, but the weather was exceptionally stormy and he eventually had give
up. (See the very last link at the bottom of the page.)
Gavin ’s www.intheboatshed.net is a popular and
informative weblog offering hours of enjoyable viewing to boating enthusiasts,
particularly those who want to be informed about wooden boat restoration
projects, traditional sailing craft such as smacks, luggers, barges, vintage
sailing canoes and the like, including rowing and motorboats. For those who have access to ‘SoundCloud’ Gavin’s
weblog contains a section dedicated sea shanties and other such songs. There
are also links to YouTube featuring singers, even Gavin himself with his
rendering of John Connolly’s ‘Fiddler’s Green’. Here’s the direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w7bgDa9M00&feature=youtu.be
Note
Links
*In the Boat Shed.net
**Wayfarer Dinghy Cruising. 4,000 miles in a Wayfarer
UK Wayfarer Association
United States Wayfarer Association
Around Britain in a Wayfarer Dinghy – Ludo Bennett-Jones
The Best Bits So Far by Ludo Bennett-Jones
Wayfarer Sailing Plymouth October 2014
Wayfarer Sailing Dinghy Video 2007 by Kate Mellor
Wayfer Sailing by Tom Bourke
Autumn Sailing with a Wayfarer
Wayfarer Dinghy Cruise, Scotland 2013
Wayfarer 28 around the Isle of Wight – 11th June
2011
Wayfarer Sailing – Popular Wayfarer Videos (200 of them)
Simon Renton
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