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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

‘Bumper’

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During May and June of 2005 I completed a return trip in my junk-rigged Virgo Voyager to the Scilly Isles from the River Crouch. I sold her...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

‘Acadia’

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My Perception Acadia decked paddling canoe was designed for solo touring on rivers, lakes and the sea. She had good stability and excellent...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Out of office

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For several weeks I have posted daily to this Blog, but for the next few days I may not be able to log on. I hope you will not be too disap...
Friday, December 11, 2009

‘Badger’

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Generally I don’t feature large yachts on my Blog, but of late I’ve been looking at a few of the famous ones like Joshua Slocum’s ‘Spray’, J...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

‘Zeta’ – Folksong

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Over the years my memory has become hazy and I cannot remember days and months; they have become blurred, but I can remember very clearly th...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009

‘Amazon’

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Is there a more famous dinghy than the fictional ‘Amazon’? I suspect not, save for ‘Swallow’ in the same children’s story book, “Swallows a...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Melonseed Skiff

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Have you ever been infatuated with a pretty maiden? Well, I have. Her name is Melonseed. When my eye surveyed her pretty lines, it was lo...
Monday, December 07, 2009

‘Jack de Crow’

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Last Christmas I was given an unexpected present in the form of a paperback by A. J. Mackinnon, “The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow”. Imme...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009

‘Glory 2’

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'Glory 2' I have been trying to gather information about Sir Henry Pigott’s single-handed circumnavigation of the world in the 19’ ...
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Saturday, December 05, 2009

‘Les 4 Vents’ (The Four Winds)

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Between 24th May, 1950 and 25th July, 1958, the French yachtsman Marcel Bardiaux made a single-handed circumnavigation west-about from Ouist...
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Friday, December 04, 2009

‘Sand Flee’

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Matt Layden is always coming up with astonishing small boat designs, including Terrapin, Gjac, Swamp Thing, Paradox, Little Cruiser, Rob-Roy...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

‘Caleb’ 50/50 Canoe

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I asked Paul Fisher to design me a decked canoe that could be paddled and sailed efficiently, in equal order. He did a pretty good job, but...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

‘Micro’

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Some years ago I bought a kit for the hull of a ‘Storm Petrel’ from Swallow Boats and fitted her out with a deck and cockpit of my own desig...