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Ullapool is going Coastal Rowing
Interest has been sparked in Ullapool by the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project. The first Syndicate has been formed and a St Ayles Kit order placed with Jordan Boats. I suppose it was inevitable that...
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Surrounded by Scandinavian Birds
Did I detect a momentary flutter of interest there? Sorry, birds of an ornithological variety – our annual influx of Redwing and Fieldfare has happened. I noticed a few a week or so ago then over the...
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Is Epoxy Ply Good for You!
Much has rightly been said on the allergenic risks of using epoxy in home boatbuilding, I think there is a less publicised health risk. The prospect of building a big boat in a group on the shores of...
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Brass Monkeys in the Cowshed
The last couple of evenings have seen a fine gathering of unlikely lads (would have included lasses as well but for a severe case of nasal congestion – get well soon, Sue) in young Adrian’s Cow Shed...
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Summer Heat
Recent hypothermic evenings in a local cowshed brought distant memories of Summer heat to the surface. These recollections have been enhanced and illuminated by my friend Graham’s recounting of the...
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A bit of a splash at Leckmelm
17th February, almost what passes for a spring day up here, air temperature of 2.5ºC, occasional flake of snow in the air, water a bit chilly and a brisk easterly to prevent overheating. Adrian (MD...
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Ramblings pruned
Sadly, because some believe that everything on the web is public property, the Little Green Shed has been closed and Photoreports on Beale and Portsoy have had to be removed to prevent further image...
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Wild @ Barton Broad
Last weekend saw the UK-HBBR (UK Home Built Boat Reprobates) assemble at Barton Turf for their third Rally on the Broad. Unlike last year the organisation failed to arrange suitable weather, since it...
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2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The...
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Inwë – R.I.P.
I am moved to briefly reawaken this blog as I have just noticed a post on my friend Graham’s blog, Port na Storm, giving the very sad news of the demise of Inwë, the creation of Richard Rooth , in a...
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