Bursledon Blog

Friday, 31 July 2026

Hamble Village past time

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The current waterfront in Hamble is still recognisable from this picture taken it looks like some time in the early 20th century. The buildi...
Monday, 27 July 2026

Keep Off

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Could be a new and very unusual lifeboat?  
Friday, 24 July 2026

Misty Islands

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A fantastic account of a voyage by Miles and Beryl Smeeton sailing the length of Japan, then across to Alaska, running down the US Pacific s...
Monday, 20 July 2026

Half boat - half track

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Spotted by friend Greg on the Hamble hard recently, this could be the perfect tender when all you can do is crawl ashore after a hard day...
Friday, 17 July 2026

Driftwood

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It's amazing what washes up after a gale even in the shelter of Southampton water.  
Monday, 13 July 2026

Ruby

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 I've always had a soft spot for Nigel Irens Roxanne and Romill y designs, this one looks to the the smaller of the two the 22 foot Romi...
Friday, 10 July 2026

Lugworm's epic voyage

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I'm not especially a fan of sailing and cruising travel books, they all start off well but they eventually and perhaps inevitably set in...
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Bursledon, Hampshire, United Kingdom
We live close to Bursledon Bridge on the Hamble River. This is about boats, wildlife and people in the upper reaches of the Hamble, but mostly about old boats and things nautical.
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