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Cool kandy coloured, lean, mean, green machine
With apologies to Tom Wolfe, this mint green Warram has been looking very cool on a river mooring recently.I kind of like the idea put of coastal trekking put forward by James Warram, but I think I'd...
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Morbihan Boats 1
Things have been busy of late, so while we are actually in France, we're not in the Gulf of Morbihan , but we were back in the summer, so I thought we'd catch up a bit.The Morbihan is just a great...
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Morbihan Boats 2
More Morbihan boats, a very pretty little cruiser.Interesting sheer on that gaff sloop in the background. The fishing boat in foreground is very well turned out and looks very picture postcard cute....
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Morbihan Boats 3
Back in Le Trinite Sur Mer again, it was an opportunity to check out a few more boats and visit a rather good bakery/cafe. I love the sloping transom on this classic ketch and the rather jolly paint...
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Green Houseboats
Continuing the French theme, we couldn't visit Paris without walking along the Seine to take in some of the boats. You can't get more central than the Port des Champs Elysees, the most exclusive, grand...
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Anemometer
Spotted this rather lovely mechanical anemometer in France recently, it looks to be nickel plated and the mechanism was simply superb.Apparently Jules Richard 1848-1930 was a meteorological and...
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Down at the Elephant
Recently I was lending a hand to move a boat from the Elephant Boatyard to a new home down river. I thought it was a great opportunity to have a look around as I hadn't been there for quite a while,...
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Qu est ma fille Chloe
Which google translates as "That's my daughter Chloe" was spotted outside a chandlers in Locmariaquer on the northwest shore of the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan.Even if my French had been good...
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Seine Sailing
Sailing on the River Seine in France has a long history, and from these pictures taken in Vernon a town about 50 Km from Paris it's easy to see why, the sailing club has a chateau as a backdrop with...
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More Royal rides
No BB hasn't gone all monarchist, having mentioned Royal Enfield motorcycles earlier in the year, I've noticed a few more examples while we've been on our travels.The first pair were seen in Etel in...
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Reverse sheer
Much has been written about the pro's and more so the con's of reverse sheer, which aesthetically can be difficult. This small cruiser to my mind at least is one of the better examples.She has some...
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Batman and Friends
We've been trying to get along to Comic Con for a while, so leaving storm Angus behind us we headed up to the NEC near Birmingham on a dark and dreary Sunday to mix with the superheros and...
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Frostbiting
The day started cold, clear and frosty, but by the time we'd assembled down at the slipway the clouds were moving in low and menacing.There was a lot of fun to be had picking up and breaking the sheets...
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Summer sailing
All those days spent sailing Opti's have clearly paid off. I like to think there's a look of confidence and intent in that young helmsman as he navigated down the Hamble.Our friend Bruce, who kindly...
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Haul Out
Friend Greg's new gaffer being hauled out at Netley Cliff Sailing club for final fit out. She made her way from the Elephant boatyard under her own power.Looking really good.
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Yawl boat?
There seems to be some debate as to the origin and description of a Yawl, undoubtedly it's a two masted craft, the name of which may or may not have evolved from the Dutch Jol or Scottish Yole.The...
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Early morning run
With the winter solstice fast approaching days are short and despite the early morning run getting rather less early it's still quite dark until well after 7.00AM, especially so being nearly miles...
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Some people like sailing
And other folk just like working with their boats. Who knows, the owner of this day boat, which I think is a Dudley Dix designed Explorer 18, may be a keen sailor but the evidence is he sure likes...
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Le Tsarevicth
I mentioned Le Tsarevicth previously, but decided she's worthy of her own post.No information about her history, but she's in fine shape and rather lovely.Enjoy.
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Winter Weekend Away
A winter, west country weekend away for Mrs BB's birthday and for once some fine, if cool and breezy weather.First stop for breakfast was Lyme Regis, great bakery/deli in the high street and a walk...
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