Indexing and management of events one the website is work in progress – should be done by end January
In the meantime, this post pulls together the photographs loaded into the archive. It would be great to add photos for the events, particularly the ‘big’ AOA events (Round Britain, AOA50 at Hamble….)
1961 Channel Rally
1962 Channel Rally
1992 Wooden Boat Show
1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Hamble
1997 West Mersea Race
2000 South Coast Rally
2001 East Coast Race
2003 East Coast Race
2005 AOA 50th Anniversary Hamble
2005 East Coast Race
2007 Traditional Boat Show
2008 Traditional Boat Show
2009 Carsington Water
2010 AOA Round Britain Rally
2015 East Coast Race
2017 East Coast Race
2017 East Coast Cruise
2018 AOA60 Suffolk Yacht Harbour
2018 AOA60 Cruise
2018 East Coast Race
2019 Bristol Meet Up
2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics
2020 Wild on Windermere (virtual)
2020 East Coast Cruise
2020 Laying Up Meet (virtual)
1961 Channel Rally
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1961 Yarmouth-Cherbourg Rally 1961-entrants list
1962 Channel Rally
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1962 Yarmouth to Cherbourg Race Instructions
1992 Wooden Boat Show
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A66 A66 At the 1992 Maritime Museum Boat show as an example of what can be achieved
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A151 A151 (5) 1992 Greenwich Wooden Boat Show
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A151 A151 (6) 1992 Greenwich Wooden Boat Show
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A151 A151 (7) 1992 Greenwich Wooden Boat Show
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A151 A151 (8) 1992 Greenwich Wooden Boat Show
1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Hamble
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A60 A60 Achates (1) 1996
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A60 A60 Achates (4) 1996 At MDL Hamble
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A60 A60 Achates (5) 1996 At MDL Hamble
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A60 A60 Achates (6) 1996 MDL Hamble
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A60 A60 Achates (7) 1996 At MDL Hamble
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A60 A60 Achates (8) 1996
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A60 A60 Achates (9) 1996
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A60 A60 Achates (10) 1996
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A60 A60 Achates (11) 1996
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A60 A60 Achates 2 1996
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A60 A60 Achates 3 Date unknown
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A102 At the MDL Hamble event 1996
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A104 A104 1996 at the MDL Fairey 50th
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A104 “Arosa” at the MDL event at Hamble 1996
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A104 “Arosa” manouvering into the pontoon at the MDL Hamble event 1996
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A104 “Arosa” comes into the pontoon at the MDL Hamble event 1996
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A104 Cockpit of “Arosa” provides plenty of room
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A148 A148 (2) 1996 MDL Hamble event
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A148 A148 (3) 1996 MDL Hamble event
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A184 A184 1996 MDL Hamble eventA184 (2)
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A184 A184 1996 MDL Hamble eventA184 (3)
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A184 A184 1996 MDL Hamble eventA184 (4)
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A184 A184 1996 MDL Hamble eventA184
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A148 A148 1996 MDL Hamble Event A148 (1)
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1996 MDL _50th Anniv Invite side1
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1996 MDL _50th Anniv Invite side2
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1996 MDL Event Hamble 001
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1996 MDL Event Hamble 003
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1996 MDL Event Hamble 004
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1996 MDL Event Hamble 006
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1996 MDL Event Hamble 007
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1996 MDL Event Hamble Shoal Waters and A183 Bluster 005
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A104, A148 1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble A104 and A148 11
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1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble 01
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A102 1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble A102 03
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A150, A60 1996 MDL Hamble event A150 and A60
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1996 MDL Hamble Event 1
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1996 MDL Hamble Event 2
1997 West Mersea Race
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A168, A179 “Kookaburra” A168 leads “Emma Duck” A179 at the finishing line at West Mersea. Photograph by Michael Roberts (“Bluebell” F54)
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A136, A179 Two Atalantas in light airs at West Mersea
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A136, A168, A179 THREE atalantas at West Mersea – very light airs
2000 South Coast Rally
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A119 “Walrus” on the South Coast 2000
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2000 South Coast Rally 1
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South Coast Rally 2000 L-R: Alistair Currey, ?, ?, Charles Currey, ?, ?, Bobby Currey, ?, Charles Hammond
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Faireys at the bottom of the garden. Lighter’s Field – the Currey house at Bosham
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A119, A165 2000 South Coast Rally 004
2001 East Coast Race
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A108, A179, A183, AOA_Events East Coast Rally August 2001 Bluster Emma Duck Solvendo
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A108, A179, A183, AOA_Events EastCoast Rally West Mersea August 2001 Solvendo Emma Duck Bluster Lydia and Gellie
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2001-2 003
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2001-2 004
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2001-2 005
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2001-2 008
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T4 “Gellie”makes it to West Mersea 11th August 2001
2003 East Coast Race
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2003 East Coast Race
2005 AOA 50th Anniversary Hamble
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31-4, A162, A60, FeaturedBoat Atalantas racing at the 50th aniversary meeting in the Hamble
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A179 A179 Reaching in a Force 5, Hamble, 2005
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A183 A183 beating to windward in a Force 5
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A46, AOA_Events A46 Theodore with petrol engine trouble
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A179 A179 Emma Duck towing her Fairey Dinky at the start of a passage along the South Cast of England
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A119 A119 Walrus, A31/4 Gellie, A60 Achates and A104 Arosa in 2005
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A162, A60, A65 A162 Solone, A60 Achates and A65 Joann
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A119 2005 A119 Walrus at the AOA 50th Anniversary Hamble
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Main salmon, forward end, with the sliding doors separating off the heads in the focsl. Note the lockers behind the seats.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Rear corner of the main saloon, showing a shelf on the forward side of the main bulkhead.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Main saloon. showing sliding doors to heads open, and the backrest locker.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Between the main bulkhead and the cockpit on the starboards side. Slide out Sink, )typical plastic sink fitted to many fairly sailing boats) slides under the chart table. Quarter berth underneath. Note keel raising handle at bottom of photo and just forward of the handle one of the lifting points for the three legged strop.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Galley Sink has been slid under the chart table. Cutlery drawer can be seen under the charitable. No cushion on the quarter berth. Note the markings on the keel hoist mechanism cover showing draft depending on how deep the keel has been lowered.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Port keel mechanism housing
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A179 A179 Emma Duck in 2005. Galley area between the main saloon and the cockpit on the port side. Gimballed gas cooker.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck i 2005. Foredeck. Showing typical forehatch hinging aft, pulpit, and original Danforth patent anchor.
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A179 A179 Emma Duckin 2005. Aft cabin with the hatch open
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Infil for the aft cabin bed (conversion to double bed) can be used as a cockpit table. Some Atalanta use the main companionway wash board as a cockpit table.
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Fulmar Fairey Fulmar at the 50th Anniversary celebrations at Hamble Point in 2005
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A46, AOA_Events A46 Theodore. Many Atalanta’s carry the steps which clip to the side of the cockpit coaming. Theodore is unusual in that she has a windbreak and cover for the aft part of the cockpit.
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A179 A179 Emma Duck 2005. Cockpit and hatchway. Shows the engine space ventilators.
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A119 A119 Walrus leaving Hamble Point Marina on her way home to Chichester in 2005.
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A119 A119 Walrus leaving the pontoon
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A179, _Boats A179 Emma Duck in 2005
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A179, _Boats A179 Emma Duck in 2005
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A46, AOA_Events 190-IMG_1089-1
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T10 2005 FM 50th Anniversary
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A46, AOA_Events Theodora’s varnished decks really do look the business.
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A46, AOA_Events A business like cockpit tent and stern deck on top of all that varnish.
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A47, AOA_Events Walrus at the Fairey Marine 50th in 2005
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A60 A60 sailing well with her very distinctive brown sails.
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A60 A060 Acahtes 01
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A65 Titania Blister on the foredeck, and Atalanta Blister on the stern deck. 2005
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A65 The Titania Blister is obvious from forward. 2005
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A183 2005 Bluster on The Hamble
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A183 2005 Bluster on The Hamble
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A183 2005 Bluster sailing on the Solent
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A183 2005 Bluster on The Hamble
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2005 50th Anniversay Buffet and Sailing Arrangements 1
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2005 50th Anniversay Buffet and Sailing Arrangements 2
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2005 50th Anniversay Buffet and Sailing Arrangements 3
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 023
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 024
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 025
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 026
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 027
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A183 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 029 A183 bow
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A162 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 040 A162 bow
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 052
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2005 AOA 50th Hamble 053
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A46 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 028
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A60 A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 002
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A60 A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 003
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 041
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 042
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 043
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 044
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 045
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 046
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 047
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 048
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A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 049
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A60 A60 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 051
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 012
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 013
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 014
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 015
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 016
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 017
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 018
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 019
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 020
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 021
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A104 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 022
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 004
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 005
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 006
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 007
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 008
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A119 A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 009
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A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 010
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A119 A119 2005 AOA 50th Hamble 011
2005 East Coast Race
2007 Traditional Boat Show
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A17, T10 Beal Park Boat show. AOA stand featuring T10 Calista and A17 Gambol, and the Duckling
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aoa Beal Park Boat show. AOA stand. The pixie in the foreground
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A17, aoa, T10 2007 Beal Park Boat Show. AOA stand
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A17 2007 A17 Gambol Beale Park
2008 Traditional Boat Show
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T10 2008 Callista at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally
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T10 2008 Callista at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally
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A105 A105 Taku Maru about to set off for Beale Park
2009 Carsington Water
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A137 Carsington
2010 AOA Round Britain Rally
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A17 683-A17GambolatHamblePointattheStartofRoundBritainRelay2010
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 002
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 003
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 004
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 005
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 006
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 007
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 008
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 009
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 010
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 011
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 012
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 013
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 014
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 015
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 016
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 017
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 018
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 019
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 020
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 021
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 022
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 023
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 024
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 025
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 031
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 033
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 035
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 036
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 037
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 038
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 039
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 041
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 042
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 044
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 045
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 047
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 048
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 049
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 050
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 051
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 054
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 055
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 058
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 061
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 062
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A45 A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 063
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 078
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 079
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 080
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 081
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 082
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 083
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 084
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 085
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 086
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 087
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 088
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 089
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 090
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2010 Round Britain Rally – Marque for end 091
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2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg 001
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 026
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 027
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 029
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 030
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 032
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 034
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 040
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 043
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 046
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 052
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 053
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 056
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 057
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 059
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A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 and A45 060
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A184, A45 2010 Round Britain Rally Last Leg A184 028
2015 East Coast Race
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A124, A183 2015 A124 and A183 on the Piles at West Mersea
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A124 2015 ECRandR A124 and A183 on the piles at West Mersea
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A183 2015 A183 on the Piles at West Mersea
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A183 2015 ECRandR A183 1
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A124, A183 2015 ECRandR A183 and A124
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A124 On the piles at West Mersea
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A124 A124 A124 2015 Helene at West Mersea 016
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A124 A124 A124 2015 Helene at West Mersea 017
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A183, A24 2015 ECRandR A183 and A124
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Fm56 Tuan Mac 2015 08 3
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103-IMG_20150822_193324
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102-IMG_20150822_193342
2017 EC Cruise
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A102 A102 sailing past Tollesbury under autopilot 2017
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A102 A102 Looking good on the Blackwater 2017 after West Mersea race
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A102 A102 saiing towards Marconi SC and Osea 2017
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A102 A102 beating up The Blackwater 2017
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A102, A124 A102 and A124 at Heybridge Basin after W.Mersea 2017
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A124 2017 Leaving the Orwell for West mersea
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A124 A124 2017 EC Race Helene 2
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A102 A102 2017 EC Race and Rally 027
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A102 A102 2017 EC Race Atalanta Mary 1
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A102 A102 2017 EC Race Atalanta Mary 9 – Version 2
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A102 A102 2017 EC Race Atalanta Mary 9
2017 ECRandR - West Mersea
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary sailing out of the Orwell to West Mersea
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A124 2017 ECRandR Bernard at the helm of A124
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A102 A102 sailing past Tollesbury under autopilot 2017
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A102 A102 Looking good on the Blackwater 2017 after West Mersea race
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A102 A102 saiing towards Marconi SC and Osea 2017
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A102 A102 beating up The Blackwater 2017
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A89 East Coast Race
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A102, A124 A102 and A124 at Heybridge Basin after W.Mersea 2017
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A124, A89 2017 A124 and A89 chilling before the West Mersea Regatta. Richard, Dom, Peter, Ian, Ollie and Nick
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A102 31-IMG_20170824_0718143
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A102, A124 A124 and A102 jilling around waiting for the start
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A102, A89 2017 A102 Atalanta Mary and A89 Colchide on the piles at West Mersea
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A102 A102 Atalanta Mary hosts the ‘night before’ briefing W.Mersea 2017
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A102, A124 A89 and A124 swap banter before the race West Mersea 2017
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A102 2017 Mary on the Blackwater
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A89, A90 Dom helming during the 2017 East Coast Race
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A89 Jane inspects A89 Interior at W.Mersea 2017
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A124 A124 2017 EC Race Helene 2
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A102 A102 2017 EC Race Atalanta Mary 9
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2017 EC Race Alistair glueing his rollocks
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A102, A89 2017 EC Race and Rally 024 A89 and A102
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A102 2017 EC Race Atalanta Mary 8
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2017 EC Race Chains around piles A89
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2017 EC Race Dom hacking off barnacles
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2017 EC Race Fish & Chip Supper 2
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2017 EC Race Fish & Chip Supper 3
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2017 EC Race Fish & Chip Supper. L-R ?,?,Mike, Pete,?,Ian,Bernard, Dom, Richard,Dave,?,Jane,?,John
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2017 EC Race Friday night party. L-R Alistair, Ollie, Richard, Pete, Bernard, Dom, In, ?, Jane and ?
2018 AOA 60 - Suffolk Yacht Harbour
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A1 AOA60 (5)
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A16 A16 Dervorguila, newly in the water after a few years of rest ashore
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AOA60 (10)
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A1 A whale’s eye view
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A16 AOA60 (15)
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A1 AOA60 (17)
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AOA60 (18)
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A124, A16 A16 Dervorguila and A124 Helene sailing past Felxstowe Docks at the AOA60 event
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A16 AOA60 (23)
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A124 AOA60 (25)
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A124 AOA60 (27)
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AOA60 (32)
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A1 Excellent new sails from James Lawrence are givent their first outing
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A1 Looking forward to the main hatch
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A1 Cockpit and engine box
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A1 Cockpit and Engine Box / table
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SYH 25 August 2018-1
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SYH 25 August 2018-8
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SYH 25 August 2018-10
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SYH 25 August 2018-17
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SYH 25 August 2018-18
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SYH 25 August 2018-21
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 003
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 004
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 006
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 007
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 010
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 011
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 013
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 015
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 016
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A16 A16 2018 Dervorguilla at AOA60 017
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A1 A001 2018 SYH 25 August AOA60 002
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A1 1.9 Dressed overall at the AOA60, Levington
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A89 A892018 AOA60 SYH A89 Colchide passes A16
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A102, A89 2018 AOA60 at SYH 25th 019 A102 and A89 A124 in background
2018 ECRandR - West Mersea
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2018 West Mersea A124 overtakes A16
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2018 West Mersea Post Race refreshments
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2018 West Mersea Post Race refreshments
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A124 2018 West Mersea pre Race relaxing A124
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A124 2018 West Mersea Race A124 Hans is Ready
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A102, A124 2018 West Mersea Race Morning – Banter with A102 and A124
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A102 2018 West Mersea Race Morning – Banter with A102 and A124
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A124 2018 West Mersea Race Morning
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A102, A124, A89 2018 West Mersea Race Morning
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A124 2018 West Mersea Race Morning
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A124 Hans explains
2018 AOA 60Cruise in Company
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A102 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Brightlingsea
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Brightlingsea after the rain
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A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Brightlingsea
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 at Rowhedge
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A102, A124 After a very wet passage from Levington the sun came out!
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A102, A124 2018 CIC A102 and A124 Resting at Brightlingsea
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2018 CIC A124 at Brightlingsea
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2018 CIC Alistair, Bernard and Nick
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Approaching the barrier at Wivenhoe
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A124 Blowing up river to Wivenhoe
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2018 CIC Brightlingsea Sunrise
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Foiling Moths at Brightlingsea
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Foiling Moths at Brightlingsea
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A102, A124 2018 CIC Hans with A102 and A124 Rowhedge
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Wivenhoe Buildings
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Wivenhoe Buildings
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Wivenhoe Buildings
2019 Bristol Meet Up
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Shrek inspired counterbalances for the lifting bridge
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AOA_Events The River Frome flows into the docks under the streets and down these steps in the heart of the city.
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events SS Great Britain, now landlocked
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AOA_Events Looking West towards Underfalls yard
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Noble Masts – an historic name in hollow mast making – operate from two barges
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AOA_Events Slightly modified barges. Mast rack welded to the gunwale in the previous photo and here is a hatch in the stern to allow long spars to be passed in and out
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AOA_Events Are they worried about them being stolen?
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AOA_Events The two barges
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AOA_Events And a hatch in the bow too
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AOA_Events Pyronaut is one of a number of historical vessels open to the public
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AOA_Events A boat with a single purpose
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AOA_Events Pyronaut
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AOA_Events You can’t hear it, but an enormous engine is throbbing in the background
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AOA_Events Were the handrails original?
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AOA_Events Pyronaut looking down the harbour
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AOA_Events Pyronaut approaches SS Great Britain
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AOA_Events With paying guests aboard
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AOA_Events Pyronaut approaches SS Great Britain
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AOA_Events You can smell that engine as well now!
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AOA_Events Heading back up the docks
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AOA_Events The Workshop with twin line shafts
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AOA_Events That is quite a lathe!
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AOA_Events The workshop operator had our attention
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AOA_Events Gantry hoist
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AOA_Events A large metal planer
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AOA_Events The workshop
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AOA_Events Blacksmith heaven
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AOA_Events We had a guided tour of Underfall Yard which started at a model of the Floating Harbour and River Avon around Bristol
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Walking towards the Underfall yard at the Western end of Bristol’s Floating Harbour for our 2019 AOA Bristol get together.
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AOA_Events The patent slipway at Underfall
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AOA_Events The magnificent pump house which generated hydraulic pressure for equipment around the docks
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AOA_Events One of the boatyards
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AOA_Events Boatyard activity
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AOA_Events Boatyard activity
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AOA_Events The view from standing on top of the ‘Underfall’ sluices
2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics
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A89 A89 Colchide Racing in Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics 2019
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A89 2019 A89 takes part in the 2019 Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
2020 Wild on Windermere (virtual)
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2020 Wild on Windemere 001
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2020 Wild on Windemere 002
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2020 Wild on Windemere 003
2020 EC Cruise
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AOA_Events A seal sees us off under the Orwell Bridge.
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A1, A124 Breakfast on Sunday Morning
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A124 Passing the containership berths
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A89 Passing the containership berths
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A89 Richard, Hannah and Hamish blowing slowly up the Stour over the tide.
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A1 It rained! For hours. Thank heavens for A1’s cockpit tent
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Spectators
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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A1 Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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A124 Letting the side down – forgotten fenders – BOTH SIDES!
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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And then this loomed out of the mist preceded by a VERY loud foghorn.
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And then it cleared up
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A89 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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A1 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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A124 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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A124 At least the fenders are in!
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A89 A89 with Richard and Simon enjoying the sail
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A1 A1 looking great the in the morning sunshine
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A Happy Skipper
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A1 Skipper and crew
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A89 A89 showing her full spread of canvas
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Broad reaching up the Deben to Ramsholt
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A124 On the Deben, Felixstowe Ferry in the background.
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Towards Ramsholt
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A1 Towards Ramsholt
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A1 Towards Ramsholt
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A1, A124, A89 A selection of mast heights and details. Freeboards also seem to very widely!
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A1, A124, A89 Three of a kind
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A1, A124, A89 Three of a kind – and a Pub!
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A124 stopped off at The Rocks for a walk and swim. Waldringfield from the woods, The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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Waldringfield from the saltings near The Rocks
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The Rocks anchorage from the Saltings
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A124 The Rocks anchorage delightfully protected in southerly winds
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The beach and moorings at Waldringfield
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A124 last in to Waldringfield
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Sunset across the Deben from A1
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A1 Passing the time counting clouds
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The natives’ boat is deserted.
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A1 You can almost see the excitement on A1 as we prepare top cross ‘The Red Sea’ ……
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One or two seals did leave the bank and swam around us making sure we didn’t stop!
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Nick was ‘seen off’ by this pack of seals in the dinghy the day before, but they seemed lesss bothered today.
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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There was a lot of mud before the low lying Horsey Island
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A124 Waiting for the tide.
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A124 2020 Waiting for the tide in the Walton Backwaters
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A1 The Commodore surveys the scene
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A1, A124 It was a beautiful day and The Red Sea was living up to expectations
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2020 08 20 Across the Red Sea 34
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A1 has crossed The Wade and is now entering The Twizzle and deeper water
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A1 Everything drawing
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Pin Mill from the footpath to Woolverstone.
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Oyser Catchers sheltering from the wind.
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The walk down the Orwell is sometimes in woodland, sometimes open marshland. Highly recommended.
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour from across the river.
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Harwich Harbour – deserted!
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Sheltering from the wind above Shotley
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Blowing up against the tide with a tiny headsail.
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The Maid of Orwell was still operating. Not sure I would have fancied a cream tea aboard that afternoon.
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A124 We ran out of the Backwaters and into The Orwell as the wind strengthened.
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Motors on in Hamford water to enter Kirby Creek. The rain set the tone for a damp afternoon at anchor.
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Sunrise over ‘Touchstone’ (Mike Peyton fame) at Felixstowe Ferry. In fact it was a leisurely exit just before 10
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Looking at Bawdsey Manor from the entrance
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River Deben entrance panorama
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River Deben Entrance buoys – that cliff-lump was very close to the channel
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A1 A1 arrives at Woodbridge for supplies.
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Treated to a golden sunset
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The visitors moorings really were very well placed for a quick getaway the next morning.
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Sunset on the Deben
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Sunset on the Deben
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A1, A124 After a tack out to sea it was all the way into Kirby Creek in a single close reach.
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A1 Looking past A124 up Kirby Creek towards next day’s adventure – crossing the ‘Red Sea’
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A124 …. and on A124 too!
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A1 Clearing the decks
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That;s the stern of A1 on the left and the bow on the right!
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A1 We had come up the channel on the extreme right and were heading to the left.
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A1, A124 We were running against the full ebb tide. Over 5 knots by GPS over the ground.
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Sunset in Woolverstone. Its lucky photos don’t include the smell! A very strong sewage smell for a while.
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A124 An off we go.
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Amazing red colour
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2020 08 20 Across the Red Sea 13
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A124 The channels were well defined at half tide and there was a surprising amount of water until we neared The Wade ….
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A124 And then the wind came in and the sun shone. A89 and A124 from A1
