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Close to launching my new boat.

I’ve been working on my boat again today, between dog walks, and I’m clise to finishing. I may launch tomorrow! I’m excited but there’s a certain trepidation. I’ll be higher above the water than I was in the dinghy so even with more buoyancy it may feel more “lively”. In addition the paddles which propelContinue reading “Close to launching my new boat.”

Trial build of my new boat.

I’ve managed to make almost all the componenet parts for my second boat build, so today I laid the parts on the drive to see what it looked like. Obviously with no paint on the frame it didn’t look anything like finished but I was able at least to sit on board. It feels surprisinglyContinue reading “Trial build of my new boat.”

Boat building progress.

I sold my successful pedal powered dinghy to build a new boat. It is intended to still be pedal driven but to be stable enough to use a sail for additional motive force. It’s proving to be quite a task to build. I decided on a catamaran so immediately this means 2 hulls to buildContinue reading “Boat building progress.”

Bikes and Boats (and Illness).

I never seem to be ill but this week I found that I had a stomach problem. From last Sunday afternoon, after my last mountain bike ride, I simply wasn’t digesting my food. I had an uncomfortable feeling and was cold. I improved slowly during the week and for the last couple of days haveContinue reading “Bikes and Boats (and Illness).”

Building my new boat.

I’d love to be out on my mountain bike today but it’s snowing so I probably won’t get out. At least I have something else to do in terms of building my new boat. I built my first boat 2 years ago and naturally, as a cyclist, wanted it to be pedal powered. The dinghyContinue reading “Building my new boat.”

It must be spring!

After a few weeks with very little rain the mountain bike trails have dried up considerably. Today we even had a very acceptable temperature of 11 Celcius and some gentle sunshine. Unfortunately, after laying paving edges and slabs over the last week I was feeling a little fatigued so a big ride was out ofContinue reading “It must be spring!”

Targets for 2023.

I feel that it’s important for me to set some targets for my mountain biking each year. I may well add further targets later in the year but you may be wondering what happened to the targets I set for 2022. At the start of the year I only set 2 targets. One was toContinue reading “Targets for 2023.”

Happy Christmas.

I’d like to wish a Happy Christmas to all my readers from my wife, Ali, Freddie, the bucket of mischief above, and myself. I haven’t ridden my mountain bike since the 6th of December due to snow and ice which made it too dangerous even to reach the trails. It’s all melted away now, though,Continue reading “Happy Christmas.”

The last sail of the year?

I chose to use my pedal powered dinghy again today for several reasons. Firstly I haven’t done anything more energetic than dog walking in the last 5 days. I had a Covid booster vaccination a couple of days ago and my only adverse reaction this time was tiredness so I haven’t felt like putting aContinue reading “The last sail of the year?”

The last sail of the year?

Today started bright, sunny and still. After walking our dog I thought it was a good day to sail my pedal powered dinghy, perhaps for the last time this year. I towed the boat to the Leeds/Liverpool canal and set off northwards. I wanted to complete the longer than normal trip which I’d abandoned onContinue reading “The last sail of the year?”