John Welsford and his new design – Long Steps. In a recent poll the members of the John Welsford designs … More
Category: Sailing and seamanship.
Fancy a smack ?…..well do you ?
“As the smack roared past Holliwell point and turned her long bowsprit down the crouch the whole river looked like … More
Working the problem.
Pathfinder project post July/August 2023. As I write it is late July 2023 and I feel that I am weeks, … More
Improbably small.
John Welsford’s SCAMP design. For many yachtsmen rounding or ‘doubling’ the Horn (cape Horn) would be the culmination of a … More
Grass roots.
What we need right now. I feel that, in the UK at least, that we are missing a sense of … More
Error mode detected.
Pathfinder project sail-fail. So iv’e messed up, quite badly in fact. Couple of days ago I was working away at … More
On the road in video.
Youtube channel update, June 2023. Blog time : as I write it’s almost midsummer and for once we here in … More
Down to the sea in slips.
On slips perhaps…….or at least on slipways. Pathfinder project post – looking at launching ramps in the south west. Blog … More
It’s all gone wrong….or has it ?
Responding to a sailing You-tuber : our man Terry. Lead photograph….coming up on Portland Bill after a night passage. Note … More
A canvas in progress.
Canvaswork and fabric related jobs on the Pathfinder. Tent, covers and stowage bags. This week’s video segment : Several years … More
