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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…

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…

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. 

Included in the sale: Like new Nicholson 3500 galvanised 4 wheel trailer valued at £3500 Yanmar 1GM10 engine professionally overhauled and painted worth £2200 Mast, boom, standing and running rigging  All theRead More…

What are the rules around swearing at festivals using bunting?  

Bought from a pattern maker (very competent wood worker) 18 months ago as a back to bare restoration project. It has been dry stored in a barn. Has to now be soldRead More…

After 20 years we have decided to pass on our beloved Atalanta 26. We have collected many memories and had great adventures with our growing family aboard but are now moving on toRead More…

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…

Offering the  lifting kit for sale as I am selling A169 – Comprises 4 Farm Jacks – 2 steel RSJs (approx 10ft) 4 purpose made wood trestles  to lift off the trailerRead 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…