Hi John, Just a note to let you know that I have launched my Navigator. She was launched on 15th of July. My granddaughter Adryan christened her Surfbird. I didn’t sail her that day as it was quite windy outside the breakwater. I wanted a relatively light...
Roger Barnes, President of the English Dinghy Cruising Association interviews John Welsford about himself and his wooden boat designs that are “fit for purpose”. It includes discussions about the key features of a good cruising dinghy and features photos...
Roger Barnes, President of the English Dinghy Cruising Association visited New Zealand to check out the New Zealand Dhingy Cruising scene. Watch this “Dingy Cruising in New Zealand” video. You’ll see a number of John Welsford’s wooden boat...
I’ve been playing with the rig, the sails, and the settings on Spook, each little change has seen a slight improvement in her windward performance, and those little changes add up to a quite noticeable boost in both pointing angle and speed, particularly upwind. I’m...
This was supposed to be the “summer of the paintbrush”, and yes, I have got quite a bit of that done but for a while there it was the “month of the pumps”. Kairos has four water pumps that deliver water to the sink, the hot water heater and the handbasin in the...
