Bursledon Blog

I've written about Wonder the Dan Hatcher built Itchen Ferry, one of a very few still in existence. Last heard she had another major re...

While I love gaffers and day boats, a type of boat that really stirs my soul are classic offshore yachts like these. I recall being hol...

We had visiting seagull who had apparently staked out our decking as his territory. Despite our refusal to feed him, he became quit...

Given the state of our political system, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this. As they say many a true word spoke...

A couple of interesting boats spotted while cycling from Dell Quay down to Itchenor. A local gaffer gets underway Mary Winifred is int...

Arrow is a West Solent One design in fact W1. Built by Berthon in 1923, previously named Dart and Hauhine, she had a major restoration ...

Almost as if compensating for the fact that with the tide out there's no sailing, the low water landscape has a beauty and fascination a...