Floating around Shanties and Canals Well, I am long back from my summer break. Mark Fishwick, in his West Country Cruising Companion, quotes an old Cornish fisherman to the effect that a small boat should be east of the Lizard by the start of September and I made it on that day. And, boy, was it rough … Read more
A very busy March, catching up with all the things I agreed to do, confident that they would never happen. One was giving a talk to 72 members of the Arthur Ransome Society. It’s a nervous-making business, talking to people who knew all twelve of the books by heart and lots more details about him … Read more
Download Vol 2 Floating About 3rd ed (1) (1) Floating about British Maritime History “Scavenger” Volume Two of “Relating to the Sea” Copyright: Bee’s Wing Publications, Kingsbridge, Devon, 2021 Nick Walker Printing, Kingsbridge, Devon ISBN 978-0-9576087-5-7 (change Introduction This is the companion volume to Floating around the Maritime, which recorded visits from the sea to … Read more
