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A blog about dinghy cruising a Welsford 'Navigator' around the coastal waters of SW England
Arwen's meanderings
Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England between 2009 and 2025.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
Although 'Arwen' has now been sold to another family and is sailing in new water, this blog will remain a source of inspiration and information for those interested in dinghy cruising and sailing the local waters around Plymouth Sound. So, continue to drop us a comment or ask a question and happy sailing and fair winds to you. Steve and Arwen
Steve and Arwen
About me
Arwen’s Meanderings is my long‑running blog about dinghy cruising around the rivers and coastal waters of the South West. For many years I’ve explored these shores in my home‑built Welsford designed ‘navigator’ dinghy - sharing trip reports, coastal passages and the realities of camping aboard a small open boat.
I also focus on maintaining, modifying, and adapting a small cruising dinghy for comfort and safety — from rigging tweaks and storage solutions to onboard camping systems, reboarding aids and practical seamanship.
Alongside the YouTube channel ‘Arwens Meanderings – Plymouthwelshboy’ this blog is a resource for anyone interested in small‑boat cruising, DIY boat improvements, and quiet exploration under sail.
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- Housekeeping on a wooden dinghy
- A little fun on a motovespa 125 super
- Stacey......a motovespa 125 super
- Learning to drive a powerboat
- Another superb navigator on the water
- Sailing down to the local taverna
- Learning to use a centre main sheet in a laser
- Award ceremonies and flying
- Escaping........
- The floating mooring pontoon
- The Neilson beach team at messini
- Neilson Messini Beachclub, Greece
- Sailing a laser
- Nelson messini beach club
- post 'mini-adventure' reflections
- Cruising the River Lynher: The movie
- Dinghy cruising up the River Lynher: the trailer o...
- Dinghy cruising up the River Lynher part three
- Dinghy cruising up the River Lynher part two
- Dinghy cruising up the River Lynher 'part one'
- the boring bit....
- Night time in the great outdoors
- I can't remember the last time....
- A beach to myself
- Some pictures
- My final destination
- Progress update
- off up the Lynher
- A welsford navigator update
- The annual Mt. Edgecumbe walk
- The river Lynher
- Going up to St. Germans Quay
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Other useful websites
- classic marine chandlers
- dinghy Cruising Assocation
- Duckworks!
- five johns and a boat, a navigator!
- in the boat shed: Gavin Atkins
- Joel's navigator blog - brilliant
- John Welsford's new personal blog
- JW's builder's forum: join it!
- Met office Uk weather forecasts
- Osbert's site sail and oar on the Forth
- Richard Schmidt's navigator bootstrap - photos
- Robert's navigator build and so much more
- sailing a welsford pathfinder in newfoundland
- Suzi's navigator build
- UK harbour pilotage guides for small craft
- watercraft magazine: essential reading for all small boat builders
- Welsford designs: John's own site
- Welsford navigator 'Yuko'
- welsford navigator joel's blog
- Welsford navigator; Wilfried's precision boatbuilding!
- Welsford Pathfinder: Log of Spartina, essential reading for all!
- woodenBoat forum
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© Copyright Steve Parke aka ‘Plymouthwelshboy’ www.arwensmeanderings.blogspot.co.uk 2009 on-wards
You are absolutely welcome to use either text or photos, with acknowledgement to my blog site, as long as it is for non-commercial purposes and you have contacted me for permission via my blog.
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John Welsford's 'Navigator' design
The 'Navigator' is a 14' 9" yawl with a beam of 5' 10". She weighs 309 lbs and has a sail area of 136 sq ft. Rigged with a standing lug sail, she has side, centre and front thwarts and space for four although she is an ideal single hander. There are a huge number of locker spaces. For more details about the design of navigators go to www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/navigator/index.htm
I have added two portable galley boxes, a collapsible sleeping platform, boom tarp tent and outboard bracket along with re-boarding straps. Details of all these adaptations can be found in various blog posts. Use the search blog facility.
6 comments:
Hi Steve,
Nice movie! I like the quotes, making me want to go sailing right now! It is great to have a boat and be able to take her anywhere... ;)
Rik
Yo Rik
How you doing?
Thanks. I edit the movies on GoPro cinestudio - nothing special and limited in what it does but intuitive to use. I wish I had a better understanding of film editing but there we go.
the quotes make it slightly different; never used those before. I am trying to get across the concept of 'mini adventures' - we all need them. Steve and Spartina do this really well I always think.
The quotes come from something called 'pininterest' a social media site.
How far off launching is your pathfinder?
Great trailer Steve, looking forward to the full feature!
/Anders
Thanks anders
Good to hear from you
Yeah.......put the pressure on myself now. That will teach me!
Steve
Looking forward to the full length feature - looks like a great trip.
Max
Steve,
Rigging and small stuff... lots of it! We have a regatta coming up this weekend and I will try to have her there with masts and possibly the standing rigging. Then maybe even the sails... We will see. Check out the blog for updates.
Rik
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