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.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Wednesday 13 September 2017

An estuary entrance reccy

2 comments:

Stuart said...

It's a lovely river, right enough, albeit a shortish navigable length (inless you're in a kayak). Very muddy half way up and thence to Aveton Gifford and dries out to mud very quickly on the ebb. However one pronounces Aveton Gifford, someone will tell you it's incorrest. My father-in-law (from a Salcombe family) always called it "Aveton (pronouncing the "e" as you did in the clip) Gifford" with a "J", so I go with him, but you'll get Awton, too. Take your pick - I always rely on true native pronunciation. Can't wait to see how you get on with the trip.
Regards, Stuart

steve said...

hi stuart
didn't make it; nasty conditions at entrance - headed up lynher instead. video and report to follow. so avon remains on the to do list still