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

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

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

chriswoodartist statement

My work is constantly evolving. One constant that is central to my practice is drawing. As a child I was encouraged to make things and record my thoughts, feelings and surroundings.  In later life my drawings have become much larger,