This is the story of our family affair with Chuckle the Nordic Folkboat. 'CHUCKLE' is clinker built with Mahogany planks on Oak frames with Spruce spars. A classic wooden boat. She was built by Harry Feltham in Portsmouth in 1954, one year after the famous singlehanded transatlantic sailer Blondie Hasler had his Folkboat 'Jester' built in the same yard. Perhaps 'Chuckle' and 'Jester' are sisters?
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Friday, 4 May 2012
A leep of faith in wood
I have been dreaming of keeping and sailing a wooden boat for as long as I can remember. What boy has not?
Well a few weeks ago it all came true for me. Having been exploring the sea in my home built greenland skin boat and then a high tech carbon Kevlar sea kayak for the last 5yrs my children are a bit sad about daddy going off on his own or with his friends to the sea without them. As a family we have also been canoe camping but now with two children and a dog the canoe is ok for the afternoon but with all the camping kit as well it was going to be a bit over packed.....
So my imagination took a leep after being reminded of the family potential of the classic Nordic folkboat.
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