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Southwester Dory
Spotted this expedition boat rowing up to Swanwick Hard recently. The owner and crew weren't especially talkative but I did find out it was built from a kit designed by CLC - Chesapeake Light Craft....
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Smooth Ride
It can't be another mid life crisis as I've clearly been through a few and am far too old, but I'm in the market for a motorbike. Not having ridden for about 20 years I'm leaning towards one of the...
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Storm Damage
This pile top had been blown off in the February storms and landed on the mud, in the middle of the lagoon by Bunny meadows. Fortunately someone rescued it and put it to good use.
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Signs of spring
It's only been just over 2 weeks since the daylight saving time (clocks spring forward) but it feels like spring has been with us ages and cold grey winter long forgotten. Local woods are filled with...
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London - been a while
I've worked in London tow or three days a week since the late 1990's and then suddenly haven't been there for 2 years so on a sunny Saturday over Easter we caught the train up to Waterloo for a family...
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Getting busy
Things were getting crowded down on the foreshore as the season gets going and some nice Sunday morning weather. There was still enough room to pull Gato up on the foreshore, grab a cup of tea and...
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Small and simple
I like small yachts like this one, which were produced by a few boat builders in the early 80's, I had a Jaguar 21 and guessing by the colour this one might be a Hunter or similar. Really simple, fun...
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Oysters return to the Hamble?
I was walking along the river at dusk and at very low water and spotted something on the far shore which looked odd. It was large and only exposed at low water on the mud adjacent to the old (now...
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Brewing Heavy Weather
Which is actually a line forma Jethro Tull song, but sums up this picture pretty well, down river the sky was clear and the setting sun was shining under the dark gather cloud to the north. The wind...
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Jolie Brise - under sail
I've written often about Jolie Brise the famous pilot cutter built by Mr Paumelle in Le Harve in 1913 and winner of the first Fastnet race in 1925.Most recently I spotter her newly painted in the...
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Keyhaven
First sail of the season down at Keyhaven, late afternoon HW and near perfect conditions, does it get any better.In addition to a race there were lots of us just out for a leisurely Sunday afternoon...
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Royal Lymington Open Day
Walking back to the car after breakfast and a wander around town a couple of weeks ago, when we came upon the Royal Lymington YC open day, with a few boats dressed overall in the river.Ashore there...
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Yacht Club Open Day
A few more pictures from the Royal Lymington YC open day. This Royal Enfield cafe racer what exactly what my first bike aspired to, but pretty much the only similarity was the 250cc single, although...
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Zen and the Art of Boat Maintenance ?
Lymington classic day boat Sailfish was getting a lick of paint and tidy up for the season which got me thinking about boat maintenance and the merits of wooden boats.It was a very pleasant spring day,...
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Jubilee Decorations
Up by the green someone has been busy with Jubilee decorations, whoever created this crocheted Queen is very skilled The local library phone box book swap, was also suitably dressed with buntingAnd...
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Distressing celebrations
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee was a good opportunity for a display of national pride and demonstrated by the Union Jack's and bunting flying from houses, shops, pubs and pretty much everywhere over...
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Waiting for the Tide
Waiting for the Tide was an Editor's section in Practical Boat Owner and might well still be so, either way it seemed a good title for these pictures of the Flugal looking shipshape and pristene, ready...
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Camden
While we were up in London recently Joseph had heard that Camden market was a bit of a foodie heaven, so we headed up there for lunch.With the glorius, early sunshine the eclectic high street was...
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Lockdown Diversions
I need to apologies for what was a lack of variety and interesting posts during 2021 and into this year. With the prospect of ongoing lockdowns and restrictions I decided that a home based project...
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