Nice Yawl

Rather nice and very well kept yawl ashore presumably for the winter

Would like to see it on the water and under sail

 

Great case of reusage

Brilliant use of a disused telephone box spotted in Lee on the Solent

 Those old phone boxes were made of cast iron and hopefully it's been additionally strengthened to protect against ram raiders and the like.

Not forgotten

First Sarisbury Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels ranging from four years to fourteen marched in parade to attend St Paul's church Remembrance Service on Sarisbury Green on Sunday

The service conducted by the Reverend Dave Crees had an additional dimension of reality relating his own service in Afghanistan and the loss of an infantryman he knew personally. 

The service was really well attended with local families and speaking to a few people the feelings were very much about the importance of keeping this memory and tradition alive and to continue the honour and memory of those fallen in defense of our nation. 

No less so the the local crocheters, who had decorated the postbox and church entrance with their wonderful works 

 There seems to be a very welcome revival in remembrance across the country, Durham lit up it's famous cathedral in red, which would be a great idea for St Paul's standing as it does on on the corner of the main A27 and the village green. St Paul's facebook has many more photos which are worth a visit.

We will be at the war memorial again at 11.00  today.

From the memorial in nearby Victoria Country Park

Write on this stone,

No words of sadness,

Only the gladness due.

That we who asked the most of living

Know how to give it too

Frank Thompson 1920 -1944

 

 

Meter class

Good time of year to wander around the local boatyards, this looks like a 8 meter class? 

 The I section, tapered and perforated boom is interesting, weight saved is weight saved.
 

Autumn sailing at Warsash

Cold and gray but a good turn out as Autumn turns toward winter

 

Ferry Point

 Ferry Point is the extreme western tip of Hayling Island and forms the entrance to Langstone harbour, most prominent above the slipway is the Ferry Boat Inn

  

Opposite and across the channel is Eastney where the ferry services to at the eastern end of Portsmouth.

With the tide out and despite the cold grey weather the sandy beach is revealed looking out past the harbour entrance.

 

During World War II, Hayling Island was used for constructing parts of the Mulberry Harbours and as a decoy site, in the distance the remains of that activity still visible.

 

Nice skiff

 This lovely skiff came past as I was walking along the river and I was fortunate to catch up with them on the slipway at Swanwick hard. The owner built after reading up on ceder strip construction to an American design. It looks like it may be the Annapolis Wherry.  Whatever the design he has made a great job of it.