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Wow
I don't know anything about her, couldn't get anywhere to get a decent photo.Seen at Buckler's Hard over Christmas - hence the tree if you were wondering.
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Dragon Tatttoo
I have to admit I like the kind of micro yachts , if that's the right description. With no builders name in sight I don't know what this boat is but I'm guessing 18 to 20 feet, twin rudders, it looks...
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Wildlife
With the recent cold spell the local and visiting wildlife have been making the most of feeding opportunities, like this busy day at Emsworth when the outgoing tide had just revealed the mud and the no...
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Carpe diem
I was up early enough to catch the best of the day on Sunday, the night had been clear and bright and the morning was clear and cold with a heavy frost on all the exposed areas.I was clearly up early,...
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SCOW like
I received an email from Tim asking if I could help identify a boat he has which is is definitely SCOW like. The builders plate says Burnham Motor Boats Ltd, marine specialists Burnham on Sea so...
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Buckler's Hard
A winter walk though the New Forest to the old ship building village of Buckler's Hard is one of our favorites, when the summer crowds are absent and the village looks pretty much as it did 200 years...
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Caribbean Cruiser
Well maybe not the first boat you would think of for cruising the Windward and Leeward Islands, nor indeed even the sheltered waters of Chichester harbour as seen here.The "Caribbean" class defined...
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Nasty case of piles
I couldn't resist the title although it should perhaps be "a case of nasty piles". The Royal Southern YC in Hamble has had to renew their steel waterfront retaining wall which had suffered from...
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Living the dream
Down on the Chichester Canal, where it joins the tidal waters in Chichester Harbour are several houseboats.Any of the boats would make a terrific weekend retreat, I especially like this one with the...
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PBO Road test local dinghy
I was reading read though some old 1976 boating magazines when I spotted a test report on the local Jacqueline class dinghy, native to nearby Hill Head.According to the report, back in the long hot...
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Gotta love varnish
What can I say a varnished teak, can a boat look any better.I guess it goes without saying "gotta love varnish, gotta love varnishing."
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High water causeway
The river path between Swanwick and Warsash runs past an area called Bunny Meadows. To one side is the river and on the other an area of protected inter tidal mudflats and saltings.At high water the...
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No more heroes anymore
"Ben's put you on the guest list for the Stranglers concert on Monday night." Ben, I should explain is Erica's nephew and a member of the Strangler's tour crew who are playing Portsmouth tonight.In the...
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Allegro
Another blast from the past, the mid 70's when flares were something to do with trousers, the government was encouraging people to share a bath and save water and the Sex Pistols hadn't met Eddie...
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Eclipse
With a day off work I thought I'd row down the river early to see the eclipse. It was a grey, overcast morning, which got gradually more grey.as the eclipse passed. Despite warnings in the press about...
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Mindbender
Well maybe more like fender bender. Rowing down the river fairly early on Friday morning during a rare day off work, I spotted this boat clearly where it shouldn't be. It looked like the down stream...
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Ripsey
Ripsey has been owned by a fellow RAFYC member for as long as I can remember, I think she's a 9 ton Hillyard but I've been wrong too often so maybe someone will correct me.We had an adjacent mooring...
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FMB
FMB - Fast Motor Boat is cruiser extraordinaire Steve Dashew's idea for a fast, ocean going motor boat. Built in aluminium and unpainted she has the look of a fast naval frigate.As a fast and practical...
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Latest tech - drone to replace masthead wind indicator
First there was the masthead Windex which replaced the burgee, then we all became familiar with masthead sensors connected to visual displays either below or in the cockpit giving clear and accurate...
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The Camber
The Camber docks down in old Portsmouth is home to the local fishing fleet and has been a commercial port for centuries. On a cold winters day it's a nice place to wander around the back streets and...
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