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Bi Chance
Ever since I read the story by Richard Woods and friends sailing his 24 foot Strider catamarans across the Baltic to Russia, I've had a soft spot for these types of small cruising cats. Or perhaps...
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Solent Puffer?
It looked at first glance as though Para Handy has come to the Solent, but the more I looked around as this motor launch the more I liked it.I'm still not sure about the cabin trunk, sloping as it...
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Jaguar 22
The Jaguar 22 was designed by Frank Butler of Catalina Yachts, USA., in 1969 as the Catalina 22 and built in England for many years as the Jaguar on Canvey Island in the Thames estuary.A lifting keel...
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Things could be worse
But probably not much.Walking along the river for a lunchtime break and my eyesight being not what it was, something seemed not quite right going on over at Swanwick hard. Sure enough the owner of the...
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Shilling?
I'm reasonably sure this pretty yawl is a willow Bay Boats "Shilling", she sits on a drying mooring at Emsworth just below the millpond. I think she's called Marjory, and is either new or very well...
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Jets - captions?
Caption competition The best I could come up with :The ultimate garden ornamentThe gnomes have moved on from fishingNormally boys toys, maybe these are his and hers?
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Autumn days
Recent days have seen perfect autumn weather, the mornings misty with a heavy dew settled on cobwebs. The sun breaking through and burning off the mist and the day moves towards a sunny midday. The...
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Two tone
I spotted this at a local marina thinking I've seen a two tone boat like that somewhere before. Later remembering it was The Sailing Frenchman one of many sailing youtubers who sailed an Ecume de Mer...
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Italian Job
I've had a thing for Italian motorbikes going way back to the days when my school friend Clive had a Garelli moped, a complete contrast from the Mobylette I owned. While my school friends were buying...
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Hovercraft flights
We were going over to Lee on Solent on Saturday morning and passed the Hovercraft Museum which was having a very busy day including demonstration flights from the slipway adjacent Daedalus in...
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Blast from the past
I remember lusting over these back in the 1970's, well before I could drive, having fitted a new rear view mirror to my Mobylette moped, I no doubt thought I was ready for building a kit car looking...
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Three Brothers
My friend Malcolm has been out and about in the Solent over summer sending me pictures of interesting boats. The Three Brothers is a 28 foot, originally Cornish boat owned and maintained by three...
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Legacy
The local Sea Scouts were very kindly given some boats from the estate of a late local businessman. These comprised two Wagtail dinghies and a Thames rowing skiff.The wagtails are really nice...
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Autumn's Bounty
With the recent change of weather there's been a breakout of fungi locally. Walking down the garden in the early morning to eject a visiting mouse the cat brought in still alive, there was almost a...
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Sheds
I've spent a good deal of this season building a garden room or as a friend said "a big shed" at the bottom of the garden.Passing through the boatyard recently I spotted this which would make a...
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Hamble Tranquility
I came across these pictures and frankly can't remember if I've used them before, but they are a reminder of the peace and tranquility of an early morning on the river.
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Fast Skiff
Apologies for the poor quality photo of this fast two person skiff, which I'm pretty sure had sliding seats and well as outriggers. I've been pondering building a similar fast and lightweight skiff...
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Slow moving traffic
A traction engine or steamroller are not an uncommon sight locally, many of the of steam engines operated by members of the South Hampshire Historic Steam & Engineering Society, based at...
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Bargains
I have it on good authority that the local Sea Scouts are selling off some of their old boating stock.Anyone looking for a very cheap project Wayfarer could do well with one of these, all three are old...
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Cara 16
I'm pretty sure this is a boat that I haven't seen this boat for a few years, a Cara 16 Miss Nighy. Making down the river at the start of a perfect autumn day, about as good as it gets.
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