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Dirty Wet Dog, the great adventure.

Dirty Wet Dog, the great adventure.

Go for a hike, sail a boat, paddle a canoe or sea kayak, spend time out in the woods, on the trail, up a mountain or down a canyon. Live the fullest and best life that you can…..have great and terrible experiences while you have the chance because life is short. Think your own thoughts and be your own person, if you can then share some of that with others.

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A bit of a tool.

SQD”” build project, second post. Pre-build week 2. Workshop and tools. Blog time : late March 2021 and iv’e just … More

chisels, plane, sharpening, tools, workshop

Unfinished, imperfect….WABI ””

In fact, not even started yet. WABI”” build project, first post. Nothing is perfect, nothing is finished & nothing is … More

boatbuilding project, John Welsford, Pathfinder

……..Or get off the pot !

 Decision time : time to ‘shit or get off the pot’ !….as we sailors say. Title photograph John Welsford designed … More

John Welsford, Navigator, Pathfinder, Pilgrim, Scamp

Fritz the Beaver.

A projects post. Blog time ; it’s the very last day of September 2020 and as about a wet and … More

Floor cushion, Frister & Rossman, Sewing machine

Sail and Awe !

The future boat project. Sail and Oar perhaps ! While my attention is firmly focused on my hiking, training and … More

Bushcraft, dinghy cruising, Sail and oar, Small boat cruising, small craft adventure

It’s a sticks up !

‘Normal’ blogging resumes. Now, where did we leave everything ?. Blog time : It’s the first day of May 2020 … More

Calstock boatyard, Hunter Liberty

Funky, Foxy, Fairey.

‘F’ is for Uffa Fox ‘F’ is for Fairey Atalanta. Blog time : well, it’s mid April and just going … More

Fairey Atalanta, Fairey Swordfish, fairey titania, International 14, Uffa Fox

The high ‘Cee,s’

The Contessa 26. Canterbury tales. An unknown bloke who designs fast dinghies and dayboats. What was i thinking ?, here … More

Canterbury tales, contessa 26, Keith Callaghan, Merlin Rocket

30 is the number.

Boat design series. The sea-going 30 foot boat. Note to readers….obviously things are, shall we say, a bit different at … More

Javelin, Larry Pardey, Little boat, Long distance sailing, long term cruising

Grand idea.

Part 2 of the thousand pound boat. I wrote the original post for this some 2 years ago but never … More

Achilles 24, budget boats, Corribee, Roger Taylor, Small boat cruising

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