Leading Wind update 1.04.21-20.05.21
My last post was written towards the end of 2019 – sadly the world is now a very different place. However, despite everything, sound progress has in continued in Birdham and Leading Wind went back in the water in September
Leading Wind update 1.04.21-20.05.21
My last post was written towards the end of 2019 – sadly the world is now a very different place. However, despite everything, sound progress has in continued in Birdham and Leading Wind went back in the water in September
Leading Wind : inside story
What follows is a brief story of the rebirth of the interior of my Deben 4 Tonner Leading Wind. I have already documented the restoration of Leading Wind from the start in January 2018 to the launch in September
Leading Wind : inside story
What follows is a brief story of the rebirth of the interior of my Deben 4 Tonner Leading Wind. I have already documented the restoration of Leading Wind from the start in January 2018 to the launch in September
Leading Wind gets her new mast fitted !
The business end of Leading Wind’s new mast complete with a new truck, a tricolour light and a fancy new wind indicator. Up up and away – the new mast is hoisted aloft ! Despite power cuts (the
Leading Wind gets her new mast fitted !
The business end of Leading Wind’s new mast complete with a new truck, a tricolour light and a fancy new wind indicator. Up up and away – the new mast is hoisted aloft ! Despite power cuts (the
DEBEN 4 TONNER : LEADING WIND : the saga
January 2018 This is the story of LEADING WIND, a DEBEN 4 TONNER, designed by William Maxwell Blake and built by WHISSTOCKS of Woodbridge in SUFFOLK in 1937 and launched in 1938. She spent the war years in
DEBEN 4 TONNER : LEADING WIND : the saga
January 2018 This is the story of LEADING WIND, a DEBEN 4 TONNER, designed by William Maxwell Blake and built by WHISSTOCKS of Woodbridge in SUFFOLK in 1937 and launched in 1938. She spent the war years in
Keel off, engine out ! Progress Report : Deben 4 Tonner : Leading Wind
one disreputable looking keel plus a very sad collection of keel bolts ! The keel before it was transported into the shed – note the chunks of filler that faired in the ballast keel in with the boat ! The
Keel off, engine out ! Progress Report : Deben 4 Tonner : Leading Wind
one disreputable looking keel plus a very sad collection of keel bolts ! The keel before it was transported into the shed – note the chunks of filler that faired in the ballast keel in with the boat ! The
Leading Wind : June 2018 update
Leading Wind has a new home in sunny Sussex ! She made the epic journey from Bosham carpark to Birdham Pool Marina in one piece and thankfully without a hitch. Now she is having some well earned rest and recuperation
Leading Wind : June 2018 update
Leading Wind has a new home in sunny Sussex ! She made the epic journey from Bosham carpark to Birdham Pool Marina in one piece and thankfully without a hitch. Now she is having some well earned rest and recuperation
“Nature Transformed” / “A Level” art for beginners
Over the last year, for an hour and a half each week, I have been privately tutoring an “A Level” Fine Art student together his younger sister. I began my academic career in a sixth form college, where I taught
“Nature Transformed” / “A Level” art for beginners
Over the last year, for an hour and a half each week, I have been privately tutoring an “A Level” Fine Art student together his younger sister. I began my academic career in a sixth form college, where I taught
History Repeats Itself : Deben 4 Tonner : Leading Wind
thought for the day : Beware of social media ! Over the years I have owned a ragtag collection of boats and my latest is no exception, “Leading Wind, a Deben 4 Tonner, built in 1938, has had a
History Repeats Itself : Deben 4 Tonner : Leading Wind
thought for the day : Beware of social media ! Over the years I have owned a ragtag collection of boats and my latest is no exception, “Leading Wind, a Deben 4 Tonner, built in 1938, has had a
So Long and Thanks For All The Fish
I’m not sure how to describe the last few days – the End of an Era, the Dawn of a new beginning or a return to normality ! Some of you may know that I am a founder member of
So Long and Thanks For All The Fish
I’m not sure how to describe the last few days – the End of an Era, the Dawn of a new beginning or a return to normality ! Some of you may know that I am a founder member of
Perspective, Composition & Portsmouth
Week 7 and my Computer Games Students have begun the rocky road to understanding the complexities of perspective and composition. As a self directed study (homework) they were asked to go out and do a photo shoot around Portsmouth. The
Perspective, Composition & Portsmouth
Week 7 and my Computer Games Students have begun the rocky road to understanding the complexities of perspective and composition. As a self directed study (homework) they were asked to go out and do a photo shoot around Portsmouth. The
