Sailing barges Pudge, Wivenhoe and Zylonite Wivenhoe. I took both photos on the Blackwater, while sailing with Yahoogroup Openboat moderator and old friend Johnny Adams This morning I have some fairly random bits of content about Thames sailing barges to share. …
Blogs / intheboatshed.net
intheboatshed.net
Intheboatshed.net is a blog about real boats - traditional boats, wooden boats, boat restorations, and the culture surround boating, including music and art
Authors:
View all »
Latest posts
-
Hoymen and barges
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/12/02/hoymen-and-barges/ -
Airborne lifeboat converted for racing
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/12/01/airborne-lifeboat-converted-for-racing/‘With a fully battened mainsail, a total sail area of 20sq metres and two sliding seats, Charles Currey’s converted airborne lifeboat has an exciting performance. Photo: Charles Currey’ As usual, click on the thumbnail for a larger photo. …
-
Legendary 12 Metre racing yacht Flica restoration project now online
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/12/01/legendary-12-metre-yacht-flica-project-now-online/Low-speed wind-tunnel testing during the development of Flica (thanks to the Fairey Collection) Cockpit view including Fairey and Nicholson (Fairey Collection), Flica sailing in 1932 (Beken) Flica with Hugh Goodson at the helm (Goodson collection) Richard Smith, owner of Flica rang the other day to say that a web page devoted to the legendary 12 Metre is now on line. …
View all »
53 blog reactions
-
A Catalan currach
http://theinvisibleworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/12/catalan-cur...built a currach for contained seas of the Mediterranean. Working from a studio in Barcelona with essentially the same materials that he uses for constructing the supports for his paintings; wood and canvas, Mark adapted the currach for Mediterranean use. The typically raised bows, unnecessary with no Atlantic swells to cope with, were lowered and the materials were all sourced locally. Mark employed hazel switches from the north of Catalonia for the frames and steam bent white
-
Scott's Boat Pages
http://scottsboatpages.blogspot.comHoymen and barges
-
gCaptain.com
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blogRussian ships to Venezuela in show of power” noting that Russia’s long-term interest might be dropping with the price of oil… THE PRIVATE ISLANDS BLOG has “Cayo Levisa, Cuba“. intheboatshed.net has “Faithful James Caird replica to sail from Elephant to South Georgia” following in the wake of explorer Ernest Shackleton’s 1916 voyage. Tugster has photos of New York’s North Brother Island in “Cursed Island“. Never Sea Land has crazy video “Spillwaaaaaaay
-
Wood working crafts
http://mywoodworking.org/free/253/wood-working-crafts-2/mistresses, his collection of 16 yachts do not seem to have had much of an influence on later racers. From their researches including studying Clark’s History of Yachting up to the year 1815, Heckstall-Smith and Du Boulay say later racing yachts de Wood Working News… Wood working for kid November 13th, 2008 One day until free agency for Dempster, Wood Chicago Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago “You’re working, the day is busy and your head doesn’t go back there because you
-
Casco Bay Boaters Blog
http://cascobayboaters.comme this story - many readers will know him as the editor of the weblog Indigenous Boats, but he’s also a freelance PR consultant, writer and editor. He’s clearly a diligent operator who understands his media, for he has clearly recognised that intheboatshed.net is very fond of a good painting! For more on the artist and book, visit http://www.johnpbenson.org/ _____________________________________Many Thanks to Gavin from intheboatshed.net Posted on November 21st, 2008
-
The Boatbuilding Bug Bites Another Victim
http://cascobayboaters.com/2008/11/08/the-boatbuilding-bug-b...steps explained. I learned so many boatbuilding skills and enjoyed the project so much, that I have become a lover of wood and water and am already looking towards my next boat.’ ———————————————————— from InTheBoatShed.net Posted on November 8th, 2008 by MonkeyFist Filed under: Boat Building & Restoration |
-
The Julie Skiff
http://theinvisibleworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/11/julie-skiff...the stretch of water protected by the long arm of Chesil Beach on England’s south coast, the Julie comes from the pedigree stables of traditional rowing skiffs. As with the Light Trow Gavin has provided free plans and a useful essay on the design and construction—plenty of material for a pleasant evening poring over plans and more than enough to spark that motivation.
-
Rowing for Pleasure
http://rowingforpleasure.blogspot.comto late 19th century. Needless to say, there are several rowing pictures that you can easily bring up by putting 'rowing' in the search box. This one is my favourite. These guys are really putting their backs into it. Love those moustaches! Thanks to inthboatshed.net and Chris Perkins for the heads-up.
-
Rowing for Pleasure
http://rowingforpleasure.blogspot.comGavin Atkin has produced an interesting design for a rowing skiff called Julie, flat bottomed, which at nearly 16ft long is about as long as you can get out of two sheets of 8ft by 4ft ply. She should be a reasonably fast and stable river boat, nice for fishing or just mooching o'er the stream. One thing I disagree with Gav over,
-
gCaptain.com
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blogShipbuilding Again - Over There” looking at shipbuilding problems for the UK’s Royal Navy which might also cost the US in terms of support, if their ships aren’t there at the end of the day. intheboatshed.net has “Stirling & Son build a yawl for HMS Victory“. Break Bulk has “Carving a green niche” as a business is born recycling dunnage from breakbulk ships. National Post has “Nearly one month later, no progress on freeing Ukrainian ship hijacked off Somalia
