Wansworth
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Adventures in the1930s how little has changed in many ways,I can certainly relate to his stories
Adventures in the1930s how little has changed in many ways,I can certainly relate to his stories
I suspect that if he saw the East Coast today he wouldn't recognise a lot of it with marinas and so many moorings where he possibly used to anchor.
Possibly Swatchways and little ships?I love it. On one level a whole different world from today, but still very relatable, as you say.
I must read it yet again.
He did another book of the same sort some time later - I've forgotten the title and date (50s, 60s?) just now - and while it's also good, if not quite as 'magic', in parts it's somewhat soured by him bemoaning the intervening changes.
First published in 1971 looking at my book, a paperback.Possibly Swatchways and little ships?
First published 1932.First published in 1971 looking at my book, a paperback.
And you'd need kippers for supper.Are we stuck in a time warp,why do we relate to this period and the whole thing of splashing about in little boats.My wife suggested I need a boat but it won’t be the same here in Galicia…..for one thing the sun keeps bloody shining,there’s no damp although come Autumn it will be better with softer winds and empty anchourages
Possibly Swatchways and little ships?
First published in 1971 looking at my book, a paperback.
First published 1932.
I replied to @Dan Tribe post about swatchways and little shipsYes, that's the one.
Magic of the Swatchways was 1932. (So stories based on 1920s!)
I think Boathook was referring to 'Swatchways and Little Ships', which was indeed first published in 1971 (I hadn't realised it was that late), and then in paperback 1987.
I replied to @Dan Tribe post about swatchways and little ships
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I think Boathook was referring to 'Swatchways and Little Ships', which was indeed first published in 1971 (I hadn't realised it was that late), and then in paperback 1987.
My wife suggested I need a boat . . .
Are we stuck in a time warp,why do we relate to this period and the whole thing of splashing about in little boats.
From the Forward to "The First of the Tide" 1979.
"Some forty-seven years have elapsed since my first book . . . .
"Since then great changes have come over these same waters. . . .
"The yachting scene has indeed changed beyond all recognition since the Hitler war, . . . "