A selection of snaps from the spring Rally at Barton Turf. Initially without captions (these will be filled out later – suggestions welcome) A vast number of snaps were taken so keep coming back to see what’s new.
As usual click on the thumbnail for a larger image
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- DC at rest
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- The cut at Barton Turf, before we launched
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- Rigging ‘Everhopeful’ – 23/05/09
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- Barton Turf Swallowtail 23/05/09
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- DC off to challenge open waters 23/05/09
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- Phil turned Chris IV’s design into reality
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- Richard contemplating – 23/05/09
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- Drink coolers?
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- In practise for the Thames
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- C’mon Graham, I know we poured the malt into the Broad but how about a smile for the camera
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- Acorn transom – 23/05/09
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- ‘Ardilla’’s christening – 23/05/09
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- Tim O’Connor’s first row in Ardilla – 23/05/09
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- Young Peter hoping the duck tape keeps Serafina watertight
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- Young Ewan Atkin takes on Stangarra
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- Tim explaining the finer points of simple rigs to Wayne – 23/05/09
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- Indicating an intention to turn right
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- Ratcatcher John enjoying Moby Dinghy
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- Designer craft
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- Edwardian leisure paddler
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- The BBQ, a glorious evening that went on and on
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- Gavin and Julie Atkin entertaining the motley crew
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- Pete ‘Harmonica’ Nobes in action
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- ‘Everhopeful’ ready for the water – eventually
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- Thames Raiders – 24/05/09
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- Gavin in full voice
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- The Cruise to The Pub – 24/05/09
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- Wayne storming along – 24/05/09
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- Tired already Phil?
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- Sapphi paddling her own canoe – 24/05/09
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- Tim O’C getting to know ‘Ardilla’
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- Wayne meets the Nancy Oldfield Trust
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- The Pub is the other way Wayne
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- Richard changed sculling position after a close arboreal encounter
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- Still thinking about the heavily watered Malt Graham? You’re paddling in it!
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- Ewan Atkin arriving at Neatishead – 24/05/09
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- Gary Sanderson arriving at Neatishead in his sailing canoe
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- ‘Nessie’ arrives at Neatishead, ancient art of sculling demonstrated by ChrisP(S) – 24/05/09
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- Michalak IMB beachboat, an unexpected visitor – 24/05/09
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- Our arrival at Neatishead Staith was marked by a specially arranged fly past
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- Gavin and Ella making good progress in a borrowed dinghy.
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- The HBBR fleet had to dodge the Punt Racing – Snark in mid capsize
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- Mark and Sharon Harvey on ‘Bella’, Mark’s much restored Pandora
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- Father and Daughter, Gavin and Ella Atkin on the way back from the Pub
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- Ewan demonstrating the Mouse stability – 24/05/09
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- Lata Nobes in her own build, ‘String or Nothing’ 24/05/09
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- A worried look
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- the mandatory pair of Oughtred’s shot – 24/05/09
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- Mystery party
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- Vernon Pokjeter, from S.Africa – promises a homebuild for next year – 24/05/09
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- Norfolk Punt ‘Snark’ on route to the Broad – 24/05/09
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- Group shot of the Raiders
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