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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Thursday, 31 July 2014
Ok bilge keels are good
But we are getting good at putting the legs on chuckle. Here in aberdour its lovely and quite sleepy harbour with a soft bottom which chuckle has just settled on to no bother, well some degree of preparation but now well practiced the crew almost do it alone (not at all)! We anchored at inchcolm island on the way rowed ashore visited the abby had a picknick swam and sailed giggle at speed back to chuckle for a cold solar shower. Loving it but now very tiered again. Quite day tomorrow planned. Sowing in the rain in morning followed by after noon on beach and quick sail to granton for dinner out (i must have been good).
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So pleased. I hear there is a festival at aberdour end July and beg go August with lots to do for kids?!
ReplyDeleteAnyway glad to hear having fun. X
Sounds like fun you salty sea dogs. Loch Fyne good or chippy good? Remember to suck a lemon. You wouldn't be the first to go down with scurvy in Granton
ReplyDeleteHi Jen did you ever come back from Edinburgh!! The discovery of the dodgy bilge sounds like a low moment but strangely exciting to your captain. Are the official first mate?? What do your duties involve? I am curious as will be setting sail under johns flag in three weeks time in croatia. Luckily we will have an instructor on board at all times... Hello Freya and fergus looks like you are having fun have you made your dad walk the plank yet? Lots of love Clare x x x x
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