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About Me
- steve
- A welshman displaced to wonderful Plymouth in SW England; a novice sailor, motorhomer, astronomer and boat builder with a passion for all things to do with the sea and the skies above. Follow my journey as I learn to sail Arwen, grappling with charts, tide tables and passage planning so that I can become 'a dinghy cruiser' Follow my learning journey as I take up astronomy and astrophotography. Or you can come join us on our motorhome adventures across Europe. Subscribe on any of our blogs: Arwen's Meanderings (PlymouthWelshBoy), UnderSouthWestSkies (PlymouthAstroBoy) or Wherenexthun and at www.youtube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy for videos about dinghy cruising. I look forward to hearing your comments, tips and thoughts.
My Blog List
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Maurice Griffiths and His ‘Eventide’ Yacht - *'Ishani'* Many yachtsmen will have affectionate memories of sailing and owning boats that were designed by Maurice Griffiths, and perhaps thousands...
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New seats for the SCOW - I finally got around to fitting the rear side seats to the SCOW, originally I was thinking of making slatted seats, but having sailed on a couple of oth...
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The America's Cup in Barcelona - I haven't posted for a long time, but it's blog anniversary day and I've recently been in Barcelona where managed to see the America's Cup, so thought...
8 months ago -
Sails, sea ice and songs - There’s been a heatwave in June for most of the UK, apparently. I like a heatwave, working in my shady studio during the day and savouring the warm evening...10 hours ago
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FOR SALE - Sailing Just For Fun: Rare opportunity to own wooden gaff cutter Shoal Waters. Owner retiring. New sails. Yard trailer. Spare original sails. Ghoster sail....
1 year ago
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2 comments:
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
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
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