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Just a note to introduce myself to the group. I live in Dade City Florida and just had sea trials for my plywood lath Tywi River coracle. Right now it's...
Hi Michael I'm taking my wife and daughter your way just after Christmas ( Disney land ), but I think my wife might get the hump If I went paddling instead ! ...
Steven- No excuse whatsoever. Orlando is a couple of miles from some of the most scenic paddling in the world. You can't possible fly all this way and not see...
Hi Steve, Sounds like an offer you can't refuse, why not take the family on the river? (Sorry I should mind my own business). Either day at the weekend, can't...
Hi Michael, Welcome to the group, I have removed the restrictions so you should se your posts appear a lot quicker. Feel free to add photo's, files and links. ...
Hi Michael(& cat), Just been looking at your photo's. That is a very fine looking coracle, what inspired the design, it looks pretty accurate. Did you have to...
Thank you all for welcoming me to the group. I've posted a few photos of the frame and one where I was try-fitting the billboard skin. The cat's name is Z (and...
The design was inspired by Conwy Richard's website and his map of all the rivers and their coracle types. The construction was led by Hannu Vartiala's website...
Hi Michael, There are several duck punts in the area and I know a sailmaker who has one, so if you need info I could ask him. There is an event near here,...
Hi All At the Manningtree regatta they were also racing duck punts by sail, just a mast sail and oar. Very interesting to watch. Try paddling an Ironbirdge, in...
In a message dated 01/10/2009 23:02:57 GMT Daylight Time, steven.miles@... writes: Try paddling an Ironbirdge, in the dark using only a glow stick for ...
Well, I took the coracle out again this morning. It is quite fun and with a draw stroke I can get pretty good speed forward, especially if I lean back and pull...
I've posted the photo we took this morning. Sorry about the quality, the camera's batteries only had one shot in them and it overexposed. Those are cypress...
A couple of years ago I went for a paddle around midnight from Cattawade toward Flatford. This was very eary with what I later realised were cattle on the...
Many years ago I did the a trip to Australia and cycle touring and met a bloke with a canoe on the Atherton Table lands. He was quite a character and after...
Yes dear boy,the trick is to always carry a very big knocker for the dipatching of your catch whilst it is still in your net,and of course a coracle stable...
Hi That last bit of the Stour to Cattawade was where I last tripped over my paddle. Quite tired, very windy and weed just under the water. Perfect conditions...
A couple years ago a mile or so upstream of that photo I was kayaking while the water was quite low. The stream had become very braided and shallow and as I...
Hi All Just seen the weather forecast for the weekend, about 13 degrees with a bit of wind on Sat and a bit more on Sunday . supposed to be dry all weekend....
Oh, that's great. My wife said "What is it with you guys? You will sail anything." can't wait to do the brolly bit. I have a London tube one from a previous...
Hi All / Dave Shall we meet Sun at paper mill 10 ish then decide which way to go ? That gives Dick time to reply, If he wants to come. Then we can ferry ...
Hi All / Michael It's all good fun, power for free. Brollies are a very convenient way of sailing. Dave has a piece of string around the opening collar to stop...
Well, the urethane coating /sealer finally came in at the Skinboats.org store and I've ordered the ballistic nylon and dye. The good news for us coraclers is...
Hi All Good day out. Met up with Dave at paper mill lock at 10 ish, decided to take my land rover up to wharf rd car park as it's close to the start of the ...
