ianc1200
Well-Known Member
Hi All
I'm a new member, and as you can see from my log in name own an ARC Marine "Everyman" built in Littlehampton in the early 1950's; a long forgotten firm with very few of their boats still around, but I'd love to hear from anybody who owns one (or knows where any are), there's a photo of my craft at http://ttbrally.users.netlink.co.uk/gallery.html
Also, just in case anybody is interested, Swin Swale and Swatchway by H Lewis Jones, published once and only in 1892, has now been republished in the USA; see
http://www.dngoodchild.com/seasonal3.htm
Also on the list is "In Tidal Waters" by Fancis B Cooke, both these books Maurice Griffiths mentioned as influences for "Magic of the Swatchways". I spent many years trying to find a copy of Swin Swale and Swatchway, and when
I eventually got a computer, asked my first internet question on one of the sailing newsgroups, ie where could I find a copy, the next day somebody put me onto Gillingham Library, and by the weekend I'd managed to photocopy the whole book. I've still never found an original, although did get the 1893 follow up "Last Cruise of the Teal" (Lewis Jones, a famous doctor/author, called himself Leigh Ray for that book).
"In Tidal Waters" is a series of pre turn of the century (1900 century) sailing tales by Francis Cooke, mostly based around the Lobster Pot at Holehaven, and is very different to his later books which were repeated information (IMO) sailing manuals type books.
regards
IanC
I'm a new member, and as you can see from my log in name own an ARC Marine "Everyman" built in Littlehampton in the early 1950's; a long forgotten firm with very few of their boats still around, but I'd love to hear from anybody who owns one (or knows where any are), there's a photo of my craft at http://ttbrally.users.netlink.co.uk/gallery.html
Also, just in case anybody is interested, Swin Swale and Swatchway by H Lewis Jones, published once and only in 1892, has now been republished in the USA; see
http://www.dngoodchild.com/seasonal3.htm
Also on the list is "In Tidal Waters" by Fancis B Cooke, both these books Maurice Griffiths mentioned as influences for "Magic of the Swatchways". I spent many years trying to find a copy of Swin Swale and Swatchway, and when
I eventually got a computer, asked my first internet question on one of the sailing newsgroups, ie where could I find a copy, the next day somebody put me onto Gillingham Library, and by the weekend I'd managed to photocopy the whole book. I've still never found an original, although did get the 1893 follow up "Last Cruise of the Teal" (Lewis Jones, a famous doctor/author, called himself Leigh Ray for that book).
"In Tidal Waters" is a series of pre turn of the century (1900 century) sailing tales by Francis Cooke, mostly based around the Lobster Pot at Holehaven, and is very different to his later books which were repeated information (IMO) sailing manuals type books.
regards
IanC
