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I had a day in St Kats and as you can see the weather was brilliant.  I caught up with a couple of friends and replenished victuals.  There is a Waitrose acrossRead More…

Well I finally had to bite the bullet and fitted the port side keel mech  bracket with a 1mm gasket made from Hypalon  rubber a tube or so of ARBO br (ButylRead More…

Declining health forces sale. A world of minor adventures for you and your family at a very modest cost. See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LOrhCb_94MY and the photos. Feel free to chat, come and inspect orRead More…

I have kind of left updating this blog for a while <insert excuse here/>. I am somewhat hoping that the photos will remind me but at the time a lot was goingRead More…

Excellent condition. Includes: full cover (Jeckells); leathered oars; rowlocks; two flotation bladders; launching trolley; mainsail & jib; dagger board & rudder; fore and aft painters. £850 or best offer. Contact: jim.sumberg atRead More…

More ambitions than time/capability! And now deteriorating health preclude restoration by me. I cannot remember when I rescued the Duckling but it remained stored under cover until the Duckling World Championship 2022Read More…

A few niggly jobs that have been bugging me for a while  decided to clear these up  ..Ply boards  for the aft cabin underside of cockpit seats  I aquired some plywood  seatRead More…

Our Secretary visited Gabby and A38 The Beaver this Summer. The scenery was impressive enough but Steve was really impressed at the beauty of A38. He will be writing up more aboutRead More…

I will give a full rundown of the trip home from Henley.  But this just a short message to say we are home safely.  We got back Friday 26July at about 8:30pmRead More…

Jonathan and Greg hosted the AOA visit to the Tall Ships in Aberdeen at the beginning of this week. The tall ships 50-or-so vessels taking part presented an amazing spectacle and drewRead More…

A102 at Benson, meeting up with the other Atalanta sailor who happened to be in the pub.

Here are the latest photos of Elle, moved outside the barn until October. New Ivory upper topsides and blister with “Jotun Hard Top”   Under deck covers – awaiting new owner. AlsoRead More…

Last sailed from Liverpool to Lymington in 2014, A151 has been stored under cover near Sale, Greater Manchester since. Partial restoration complete.                     Read More…

Quick trip down to exmouth today to check on Quinteffence, been on her mooring for a month now.  Took some photos and videos to show her details and condition. 

Left Queensborough at about 6am. too early.  But a lovely morning. Low tide was at 7:30.  so I was pushing against the tide.  It was not kind to the boat but iRead More…

Due to my dis-organisation I failed to act on an update from Gabby Budden in Canada. I have now corrected that and been in touch with Gabby. A38 The Beaver was launchedRead More…

A22m is a beautiful 1/8 scale model of A22 A22, Mary Jane of Morton, was bought new in 1958 by John Burgess and Doctor Green who both lived in Moreton Oxfordshire, sailingRead More…

Thanks to Simon West (A5 Diaphony) for helping – we managed to drop the mast (literally) onto the deck and not into the water (nearly!). Colchide does not have the handy frameRead More…