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For love of a boat - Richmond upon Thames 2009
Richmond upon Thames, 2009 On 2nd February, we awoke to find eight inches of snow had fallen during the night. The snow was still falling. Later, we walked along the embankment. Much later, the sun ca… more →
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For love of a boat - Richmond upon Thames 2009
Bill wrote 14 hours ago: Richmond upon Thames, 2009 On 2nd February, we awoke to find eight inches of snow had fallen during … more →
On the Ceres - 73 years ago today - not forgotten
Bill wrote 1 week ago: Ceres 1811 – 1936 As I write, I can hear the wind hammering the trees in front of the house. T … more →
For love of a boat - Birling Gap
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Bill wrote 1 month ago: Birling Gap 2009 Here is a problem most fisherman don’t have to face. Note the tideline. Not o … more →
For love of a boat - Keep turning left
Bill wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been watching and thoroughly enjoying Dylan Winter’s short videos of his trip round … more →
For love of a boat - Dungeness 2009
Bill wrote 2 months ago: We walked along the shingle at Dungeness from the Britannia Inn to the Pilot Inn keeping close to th … 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 →
From the east coast
Bill wrote 2 months ago: Back online again. 14th September There is no internet connection here. I have a chance to finish a … more →
For love of a boat - the East Coast, UK
Bill wrote 3 months ago: Green smack and tender in mud Mike Coffin of Sea Pigeon kindly sent me this image two years ago, wel … more →
On sailing a Folksong - Fram and Eric Bergqvist
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Bill wrote 3 months ago: I am not the only one owning a Folksong. In fact, compared to some, I am very much the novice … 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 Steeple Point - prevailing wind
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Bill wrote 4 months ago: AA comments: It has been proved that the weather is unpredictable in the short term. One more reason … more →
On Steeple Point - two images from Duckpool
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Bill wrote 4 months ago: Two images from Duckpool. The first taken last Christmas – the pebble ridge in winter: This on … 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 5 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 Steeple Point - a shared world
Bill wrote 6 months ago: I was climbing the path to Steeple Point. Towards the top, the land falls steeply away, rapidly beco … more →
On learning to row
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Bill wrote 8 months ago: “Watch carefully, Bill.” Aged about 12. We were leaning against the rail looking down a … more →
On sailing a Folksong - for fellow Folksong owners
Bill wrote 9 months ago: Blue Mistress was lifted out of the water last Wednesday. While waiting for the lift, she was stripp … more →
