The subject of punt gunning has resurfaced. That prolific correspondent A. Nony Mouse has left an interesting comment on my post from the Br...

I'm discovering the source of the mighty Hamble river on Saturday, in aid of the Stroke Association. A small fleet of intrepid explorers...

Ben at the always entertaining Invisible Worksho p blog has a picture of a thole pin on a Barcelona fishing boat. It's an old chair leg....

Kim Apel writes from California with this great picture of his friend Nelius rowing towards Morro Rock, a dramatic outcrop on the coast: Chr...

I interviewed yachtsman supreme Pete Goss for The Times a couple of months back and visited his replica Beer lugger at the Southampton Boat...

What's the difference between the moon and Southampton Water? The moon is shiny and bright.... Which is just one of the reasons why I ha...

This boat is on eBay here with a richly entertaining description. Key quote: "It has a couple of wooden paddling stick things."