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Local Cars
Stumbling upon the local car meeting on a recent Sunday, we were actually picking up something for lunch, I didn't take nearly enough photos but these few did take my eye.This cute Austin 7 alongside...
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Standing Stones
Actually more like flying than standing, this group of stones are hidden away in a patch of what looks like communal ground on the way into Hamble, each depicting old planes from aviation history.The...
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Jolly Bus Shelter
Anyone who's read some of my Fowey posts might have noticed that I quite like quirky bus shelters but I'm not sure I understand why the Jolly Sailor chose to put one up on the river.
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Cruising Boat
Anyone who has read might remember that I especially like classic yachts, long overhangs, navy topsides with a smart bootstrap and just enough teak to finish off. But for cruising narrow beam equates...
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Yachts I like
I'm not really in the market for a new (new to me) yacht, but I still like to wander through the boat yards in winter. Mostly to remind myself how nice it is not to have to be doing maintenance on a...
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Rigging Masterclass?
Spotted in a local sailing club by friend Greg, could this be a high tech innovation for back stay tension? And yes it is off center (crooked), maybe to give better tension on starboard tack where the...
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Clasic for sale
Not sure if this is a gaffer or a hooker or something else, certainly a working boat. She's similar to Pettifox I photographed in Fowey last year, which in turn is neither a Polperro Gaffer, or a...
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D Day Warsash
I've mentioned the part that village of Warsash played in the D Day operations 79 years ago and even specifically that military operations were run from the Rising Sun pub. Also posts about the...
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His Her's Their's
I was having a bit of a bad day, the sort which starts badly, problems coming unexpectedly from left field, traffic was terrible, there was no parking so ended up having to walk half a mile or so, when...
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Bearing down
Even if you were the stand on vessel and on starboard tack, you might have a moment's second thought with this bearing down on you under full sail. Maybe the mooring lines should be secured with a...
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Dark River
Boats seem to photograph really well against a dark background of a wooded river, which seem to enhance the reflection on the water and bring out the brightness of the boat. Seen her local boat Maude...
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Miami comes to Warsash
This spectacular new house on the eastern shore of the Hamble looks fantastic, possibly with a few more palm trees and sunshine it would look like something from the Miami shorelineWhile the nearby...
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Sarisbury Fundraiser
With the World Scout Jamboree in Seoul South Korea only weeks away Joseph and fellow Scouts were doing some last minute fund raising at the local Sarisbury Green fair.Fine weather, lots of sun, games,...
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English Spring
We seem to have quickly forgotten the weeks of cold and wet weather earlier this year, suddenly the sun came out and the fauna exploded from it's winter dormancy.The water meadows following the River...
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Valerie of Shoreham
If not exactly spoiled for classics locally, we do enjoy more than a few lovely classic and historic yachts on the river and in the Solent, so I might be forgiven for rowing right past this one before...
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Enough to make you spit
The spit at Hamble Point stretches out into the Southampton Water from the mouth of the river, the full length is fully exposed at HW Springs and made an interesting stopping point for lunch while...
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Odette
One of my favorite boats and one which brings some tropical charm to the Hamble is OdetteHer home port is given as Nassau - Bahamas and she has the characteristic sweeping sheer line of many of the...
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Fast crossing
I was asked if I was available to help out on a quick delivery trip across to Cowes in the week on this lovely 8 meter RIB complete with 250HP outboard.It took about 2 minutes to think about it, drop...
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