Dylan Winter’s Keep Turning Left
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Forgive me, for I have sinned – I have quietly been enjoying Dylan Winter’s video series Keep Turning Left and have failed to mention it for far too long. If you haven’t seen...
View ArticleHumber keels and sloops
Correction! I’ve received the following message from Dave Everatt of the Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society. ‘Gavin: To correct an error on my part, the photo I sent labelled Keel race was in...
View ArticleNews from my inbox: SS Shieldhall appeal, crossing the Atlantic by raft and...
Government grants for historic ships have dried up and the SS Shieldhall urgently needs £80,000 if she is to continue sailing Just a few items from my inbox today. Historic steamship SS Shieldhall...
View ArticleSmall boats in wartime – Survival at Sea and Dunkirk at the IWM
The jolly boat of the Anglo Saxon – sadly now badly dried out; the poster above was shot without flash A trip to the Imperial War Museum is always moving, but those who appreciate and fear the sea...
View ArticleFoghorns on the BBC
This is a typically quirky and entertaining BBC Radio 4 piece celebrating the foghorn’s place in music, literature and film, and in sailing. If you can, hear it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/yqp5z (If...
View ArticleDevelopers threaten Appledore’s grade II* listed dry dock of 1856
Lundy ferry Oldenburg in dry dock at Appledore in 1993 The dry dock as it is today The good folks of Appledore in North Devon have got in touch to alert intheboatshed.net readers about another cause...
View ArticleClassic Sailing announces a special Tall Ships Race offer for 16-25-year olds
Phwoarrr! If you’re 16-25 and can find the reduced price of €1495 from somewhere, this might just be an irresistable opportunity: http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/log/youth-15-25-bark-europa...
View ArticleGary Vaughan’s fascinating collection of postcards, including Faversham Creek
Postcard collector Gary Vaughan has a fascinating website showing his many images of old Kent, including quite a few of Faversham and Faversham Creek in particular – this is just a small sample!...
View ArticleLondon to Istanbul dinghy sailor and campaigner seeks a UK boatyard for...
Successful London to Istanbul dinghy sailor Giacomo De Stefano (he’s currently in the running for Classic Boat’s Person of the Year Award for his voyage) is setting up a new project – and is looking...
View ArticleRivers of the UK in cute rainbow colours
It makes a striking and very beautiful image, I’d say, even if the people who made it got the title terribly wrong… View post on imgur.com
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