Blogs about: Blue Mistress
On sailing a Folksong - small jobs
Bill wrote 1 month ago: The weather was due to set in yesterday afternoon and I was late getting aboard – so no sail, … more →
On sailing a Folksong - an October Saturday
Bill wrote 1 month ago: A perfect sail yesterday – sunshine and steadyish wind (maybe needed a little more for absolut … more →
On sailing a Folksong - wind over tide
Bill wrote 2 months ago: “My second priority was performance – speed on all points of sail and the ability to keep going in a … more →
On sailing a Folksong - companionway cover
Bill wrote 3 months ago: When I bought Blue Mistress, she had a spray hood. Unfortunately, it got in the way every time I wan … more →
On sailing a Folksong - Interview with Eric Bergqvist (continued) . . .
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Bill wrote 3 months ago: Here is the the continuation of the interview with Eric Bergqvist by Ted Bradbury, who, at the time, … more →
On sailing a Folksong - a spring tide sail
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Bill wrote 4 months ago: We sailed round to The Yealm thinking, if we got it right, we could have lunch in Newton Ferrers. I … more →
On sailing a Folksong - Saturday morning
Bill wrote 4 months ago: I went down to the boat on Friday evening to spend a few days on board. The following morning, havin … more →
On sailing a Folksong - those lazy jacks again
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Bill wrote 4 months ago: Saturday morning around 0930, heading towards Mount Batten Pier with a following wind. All morning, … more →
On sailing a Folksong - Lazy Jacks
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Bill wrote 4 months ago: Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly Outlook: Southwesterly 3 or 4 becoming variabl … more →
On sailing a Folksong - one nautical mile
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Bill wrote 5 months ago: I woke on the boat on Saturday morning to a slowly clearing sky and little wind. By the time I had p … more →
On sailing a Folksong - a cautionary tale
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Bill wrote 5 months ago: We had a great sail – the perfect wind for Blue Mistress, a crew of four, and a sunny day. Bac … more →
For love of a boat - Crete
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Bill wrote 5 months ago: Back from Crete with thoughts on local working boats. More on that later. In the meantime, enjoy the … more →
For love of a boat - Stoupa, Greece 2007
Bill wrote 6 months ago: Stoupa, Messinia, Greece 2007 For the origins of this image series, here … more →
On Sailing a Folksong - Thank you
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Bill wrote 6 months ago: There are blogs written by those who are complete experts at designing, building and repairing their … more →
On Sailing a Folksong - back to the beginning
Bill wrote 7 months ago: “Experience is not what happens to you, it’s what you do with what happens to you” … more →
On sailing a Folksong - update
Bill wrote 7 months ago: “Looks like a new boat” said the man in the marina who kindly walked me out of the berth … more →
On sailing a Folksong - spring refit
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Bill wrote 7 months ago: Almost ready to launch. Update later. … more →
Stick at it, Bill
Bill wrote 8 months ago: My namesake in his blog Knockabout Sloops says “One of the things that I have noticed about in … more →
On sailing a Folksong - update
Bill wrote 8 months ago: Blue Mistress has twenty lockers with removable lids, twelve of them in the bunks. Laid out across a … more →
