Bursledon Blog

Couple of photos from last summer along one of Hampshire's chalk streams, the water is crystal clear, filtered by the chalk hills. Nearb...

Local Harrison Butler design, I'm never quite sure but I presume the Z denotes the Zyclon design which was a 4 ton 22 foot sloop which t...

Further to the local yacht sinking , the boat in question was exposed enough to be bailed out during the LW springs (I believe by the Pink F...

With some big spring tides together with combined atmospheric pressure and southerly winds  have forced recent high water up by as much as t...

I haven't been upriver for a few months and noticed this MFV on the moorings above Bursledon railway .bridge Presumably this is an Motor...

Nordic Folk Boat heading home up the river, the colour combination navy blue hull, white cabin and wooden spars is just the best.  

Laying alongside the wall on the hard at Emsworth Patricia Tia looks like a lugger, no clue as to whether she is a local boat or build furth...