Tag Archives: Sailing

Cutty Sark

Posted on Monday, 23 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Cutty Sark will sail again, or at least an exact replica of her will. Here is the website – Cutty Sark Reborn 2 Sail. She was one of the greatest clipper ships ever to sail the oceans and transport … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Flag Flying

Posted on Thursday, 24 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As a small diversion as Spy Wednesday is gone and Maundy Thursday dawns, I found a nice little video on Facebook about the strange exhibits at the recent Royal Yacht Association boat show. The video is presented by Roger Barnes … Continue reading →

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Sail on the Seine

Posted on Tuesday, 15 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This was my first time out this year, and I have wanted for some time to try the tidal part of the Seine. I launched from the slipway next to the sailing club of Hénouville. The tide was going out, … Continue reading →

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Flattering…

Posted on Thursday, 3 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my statistics page, I have found sailing forums in Italy and Australia referring to my page on the Huntingford Helm Impeder. It is a simple home-made device for holding the helm of a boat when the skipper needs both … Continue reading →

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New Lazarette

Posted on Tuesday, 23 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just constructed a lazarette on my boat. Now that sounds like Lazarus who was resurrected from the dead by Christ. Usually and in the present case, the lazarette is an aft locker just inside the transom. In the … Continue reading →

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Roger’s Homely Dinghy

Posted on Thursday, 18 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Roger Barnes has just produced a new video on the Homely Dinghy. There are many things I couldn’t do in my boat because of the smaller size. I have improved my stern locker, which I will photograph when it is … Continue reading →

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Living in a Cruising Dinghy with Roger Barnes

Posted on Thursday, 11 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My sailing companion has produced a new Youtube film from last autumn. What do we do at night? I put up three articles last summer of my adventure at the Semaine du Golfe: Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat My Semaine du … Continue reading →

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Dark Days

Posted on Friday, 22 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I should imagine that many of us in the northern hemisphere are going through the late January blues since the end of the Christmas season (though some argue that it continues up to the eve of Candlemas). We arrive at … Continue reading →

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Up and Down the Canal

Posted on Monday, 7 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I returned today from my little weekend on the Somme, see previous article. The descriptions are under each photo. I am moored just upstream from where I launched upstream from the main lock at Saint Valéry sur Somme. There was … Continue reading →

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En Somme…

Posted on Thursday, 3 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I’m off sailing this coming weekend on the Somme Canal. I will certainly also have a lot of rowing, because the wind on inland waterways is usually behind your back or in your face. I will be launching “Sarum” at … Continue reading →

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