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Boatblog threads ~~~

For love of a boat
From Steeple Point
On sailing a Folksong
On the ‘Ceres’ 1811-1936
The Fresh Start Series

for love of a boat

40+ Fishing Boat Association
70.8%
Arpex
Boat Building Academy
Captain George’s video
Chine bLog
Cornish Maritime Trust
Francois Vivier – naval architect
Hellenic Traditional Boats
Indigenous Boats
intheboatshed.net
Kipperman
Les Barque Catalanes
Mounts Bay Lugger Association
The Invisible Workshop
The St Ives Jumbo Association
Tugster: A waterblog
Wooden Boat Builder

Marine art

Bowsprite
Caroline Atkinson
David Howell
Geoff Hunt
Glyn Macey
James Dodds
John Chancellor
Marine Art Information Centre

marine photography

For love of a boat – AA
For love of a boat – bbb
Kostas Sarris
Simone Pierotti

maritime history

British National Yachting Archive
Historic Tall Ship Replicas
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
National Maritime Museum Greenwich
Phoenicia – the Phoenician Ship Expedition
Society for Nautical Research
SW Maritime History

nautical links

The Mother of All Maritime Links

On sailing a Folksong

Dicky B Marine
Folkdancer 27 Owners Club
German Folkboat Association
Jester Challenge
Knockabout sloops
Matilda's blog
Single-Handed Sailing
Voyage of the Harrier
Windpilot

sailing

Admiralty Tide Predictions
Frank Singleton’s Weather Site for Sailing
Inshore Waters Forecast
Plym Yacht Club

sailors

Atom Voyages
Between Home
Big oceans / tiny boat
Bika: Sailing a Contessa 26 round the world
Bill's log
Blue Moon – International Folkboat
Cruiser Log
Noonsite
Peaceful Journey
S V Gallant Fox
Self-portrait in the present sea
The Simple Sailor

The 'Ceres' books

Bristol Channel Pilot 1859
Last Days of Mast and Sail, by Alan More
Merchant Schooners (1 & 2), by Basil Greenhill
Out of Appledore, by W.J.Slade and Basil Greenhill
Phantom Fleet, by Ted Ashby
Sailing a Thames Barge Sail-by-Sail, by Peter Hearn
South Eastern Sail, by Michael Bouquet
The Agnes, the Clara May and the Traly, by Charmian Astbury
The Bude Canal, by Helen Harris and Monica Ellis
The Ketch Ceres 1811-1936, by Charmian Astbury
The Last of the Sailing Coasters, by Edmund Eglinton
The Sailing Pilots of the Bristol Channel, by Peter Stuckey
The Story of the Dido C, by Charmian Astbury
The Thames Sailing Barge, by Dennis J.Davis
Vintage Boats, by John Lewis
Westcountry Coasting Ketches, by W.J.Slade and Basil Greenhill
Westcountry Sail, by Michael Bouquet

The 'Cornwall' books

A Boatbuilder’s Story, by Percy Mitchell of Portmellon
Boats and Boatbuilding in West Cornwall, by A.S.Oliver
Fishing Boats of Cornwall, by Mike Smylie
Oh, For a Fisherman’s Life, an autobiography, by Alfred John Pengelly
The Fishing Boats and Ports of Cornwall, by W Stewart Lenton
The Last Traditional Oyster Men, by Mal Stone

The 'Folksong' books

Cruises with Kathleen, by Donald Hamilton
Cruising in Seraffyn, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Cruising Under Sail, by Eric Hiscock
Cruising, by J D Sleightholme
Deep Sea Sailing, by Erroll Bruce
Heavy Weather Sailing, by K Adlard Coles
Maiden Voyage, by Tania Aebi
Ming Ming and the Tonic of Wildness, by Roger Taylor
Mingming & The Art Of Minimal Ocean Sailing, by Roger Taylor
One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship, by Tristan Jones
Pencil, Paper and Stars, by Alastair Buchan
Sailing into sunshine, by Peter Hancock
Sailing With Purpose, by Jerome Fitzgerald
Short-handed Sailing, by Alastair Buchan
Singlehanded Sailing, by Richard Henderson
Singlehanded Sailing: Thoughts, Tips, Techniques & Tactics, by Andrew Evans
Singlehanding, by Tony Meisel
Spindrift, by Peter Reason
The Folkboat Story, by Dieter Loibner
The Long Way Home, by Stuart Macdonald
The Seaworthy Offshore Boat, by John Vigor
The Self-Sufficient Sailor, by Lin and Larry Pardey
The Single-Handed Yachtsman, by Francis B.Cooke
The Voyage of Storm Petrel, by Clarissa Vincent
The Windvane Self-Steering Handbook, by Bill Morris
Voyages of a Simple Sailor, by Roger Taylor
Wind and Tide, by Jerome Fitzgerald

The 'Love of a Boat' books

Fishing the European Coast, by Mike Smylie
Inshore Craft of Britain, by Edgar J.March
Sailing Fishermen – in old photographs
Salt 2, edited by Pamela Wood
The Lugger Coast, by Robert Simper
Working Watercraft, by Thomas Gillmer

The Boatblog Book Shelf

A Thirst for the Sea, by Erskine Childers
A World of My Own, by Robin Knox-Johnson
Ice Bird, by David Lewis
In at the Deep End, by Denise St Aubyn Hubbard
In Search of Conrad, by Gavin Young
Joys of Life, by Uffa Fox
Mostly About Boats, by John Howlett
Mostly Mischief, by H.W.Tilman
Only So Many Tides, by Jon Wainwright
Passage to Juneau, by Jonathan Raban
Patrick O’Brian – A Life Revealed, by Dean King
Reflections in the Sea, by Douglas Phillips-Birt
Reflections on Yachts, by Douglas Phillips-Birt
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum
Sailing Days, by Adlard Coles
Sailing Just For Fun, by A C Stock
Sea and Islands, by Hammond Innes
The Aegean, by H M Denham
The Mind of the Sailor, by Peter Noble and Ros Hogbin
Up the Creek, by Tony James

Top Posts & Pages

The Folksong 26 (sic)
For love of a boat - Alert of Fowey
On sailing a Folksong - Self-steering gear
On sailing a Folksong - five boats
The Fate of the "Ceres" - 24th November 1936
Three- or four-image stories
A visit to Appledore

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