Author: Dan Houston
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Heaving the Log
A line, to which markers or ‘knots’ were placed at eight fathom (47ft 3inches to be precise) intervals, was wound on the reel which one man holds over his head.To the end of this 500ft… […]
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Michael Frith – Marine Artist
Working successfully in watercolours is the most difficult medium to pull off. When done right it can be subtle yet luscious, vibrant yet calm. Michael Frith is one of those rare artists who successfully allows… […]
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Over the Yardarm – Cider Brandy from Britain
Is anything better than Calvados? asks Guy Venables. Yes, and it comes from Somerset Whenever I hear that someone’s going to France I ask them two questions. The first is “Can you bring me back… […]
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Instructors’ tales: Table for three?
In which Steve Crook recalls the inevitable degeneration of a couple’s weekend refresher course It started out much like any other teaching assignment. A married couple wanted to spend a May weekend brushing up their… […]
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Cooking under Pressure
By Guy Venables Most people, when they think of pressure cookers wince and tell stories of extra portholes blown through various parts of boats. These were the old aluminium ones that did indeed creak and… […]
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Scottish salmon cobles – Smylie’s Boats
By Mike Smylie A few issues back we looked at the cobles of the coast of eastern England and this time round we’ll travel over the border to investigate the just-as-unusual cobles used, in the… […]
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Northumberland
A long way from anywhere else, particularly by yacht, but that’s part of its charm. Space and emptiness, long, sandy and relatively unpopulated beaches, commanding cliffs and clean air. Worth parking the boat (the Royal… […]
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Seagull outboards: all you need to get started
By Aidan Tuckett Once, I was the proud owner of an ancient clinker launch, possibly wartime vintage, with an even older petrol inboard. Fairly early on in the relationship it needed a new engine, the… […]
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Instructors’ tales: Well done Fido
In which Neil Payter obtains some canine assistance in creating a true shaggy dog story Living on my boat (a Yamaha 34) at Haslar Marina with my partner Maria, who runs the Lightship bar &… […]
