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Its a public area so no, unfortunately

It’s a public road. Surfaced with tarmac, a couple of gentle slopes and almost exactly 1 mile from my house to the river. The vertical...

Should have said this will be a small hard dinghy. Not an inflatable. Probably no more than 10 feet long. Possibly just 8 feet. And...

I have solved the problem with a mobility electric scooter (Shoprider) with tow hitch. The aluminium 10 ft dinghy has wheels attached to...

Interesting. Thank you everyone. I’ll do an update if it happens, fingers crossed

We live on a very quiet single track road that slopes down to a sort of launching spot on the upperThames. The distance is almost...

I think actually, on reflection, you are all correct about roller furling and I am slightly perverse in my going the hank on direction...

Copper nails/rivets is good news. Keep well away from epoxy. Get her wet. Better to launch her rather than fill her up IMHO. Boats are...

Yes it’s a quandary. I would definitely avoid adding any new epoxy to the boat, certainly for now and ideally for ever. There are...

Pip’s last sail before the start. With wildly grinning guest.

Every time I look at those beasts my blood runs cold and I grow weak at the knees just thinking about soloing one of those offshore in...

Cheap boats are often very expensive. But I guess there is a limited and shrinking market for old wooden boats even if they are of a...

Launched yesterday

So I didn’t expect we would need to open a thread for the AC Match Race between Britannia vs NZ, but delighted to do so. The previous...