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Oct 9, 20231 min read
First night nerves...not us!
We open to the public on Thursday this week. We only have a few places bookings at the moment which is a shame because we have something...
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Oct 7, 20231 min read
Just five days to go....
And we are nearly ready, painting done (well almost), new bar, fridges, glass washer, waster water treatment plant, heat pump etc fitted...
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Oct 1, 20233 min read
A Right Honorable welcome
In our rush to get Snark ready for our Winter Dining opening on the 14th October we haven't said much about the background to our arrival...
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Sep 25, 20231 min read
'Winter Dining' bookings are open
The wait is over and our on line booking page is finally up and running. We will be open from 12, 13, 14, October for preview bookings (...
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Sep 15, 20232 min read
Scilly and sillier
What a wonderful place the Isles of Scilly is. We had never sailed there before and now wonder why we waited so long. Great guests and...
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
Celebrate with us on 23 & 24th September in Exeter
Join us on the 23rd when we celebrate our arrival in Exeter for the winter as part of the Exeter Heritage Harbour festival. There are...
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Aug 21, 20232 min read
Antoni and Betty - unwelcome guests
We have just returned from Truro at the end of a successful but stressful 3 Rivers Voyage. Our guests joined us in Totnes 8 days ago and...
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Aug 4, 20231 min read
It's getting better all the ti-y-ime...
Now is the time to book your last minute summer break, right here in the UK. We have some places on the seven day Three Rivers Voyage...
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Jul 30, 20231 min read
We're off to the Isles of Scilly !
Some last minute changes to arrangements mean we will be starting and finishing our last voyage in Fowey, in Cornwall. Three days...
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Jul 14, 20231 min read
avoiding the gateway to hell
In Greek mythology Cerberus is the three headed dog that guards the gateway to Hell. Not to keep people out but to keep them in! We are...
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Jul 3, 20233 min read
Big changes and new adventures
We have been making plans over the winter for some big changes in how and where we operate and the activities and adventures we offer to...
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Apr 11, 20232 min read
Why 'Snark'
Why is our ship called Snark? Not a reference to the snarky American form of sarcasm but to an imaginary beast. Louise Carrol, of Alice...
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Apr 10, 20232 min read
The Rhythms of Snark
Life aboard our sailing barge Snark follows the rhythms of the world. The changing seasons dictate the length of the day and bring fine...
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Mar 28, 20231 min read
Coast and rivers and Tall Ships
Snark is a sea going spritsail barge capable of sailing around the shores of Britain and Europe but uniquely can also cruising deep into...
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
Messing about in boats
‘There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of 'em, it doesn't...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
Classic boats and shanties
After a couple of days mooching around the Scilly Isles our fourth voyage will take us back to Falmouth for the Classics regatta and...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
in the wake of 'the lucky barge'
Our third holiday trip this summer will take us from Dartmouth to Torbay to see the famous air show from the sea and then along the south...
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Mar 9, 20232 min read
Heading upstream
The principal port on most West Country rivers was not something-mouth but the head of the tidal navigable river. Thus, Truro not...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Sailing past the Needles
The last Thames barge to bring a commercial cargo into the Dart was the S.B. Will Everard who reportedly brought a load of Norfolk reed...
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Feb 26, 20233 min read
New plans for 2023
Following our successful circumnavigation of Britain in 2022 we had planned to go further afield in 2023 with a voyage to Copenhagen and...
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Jan 15, 20232 min read
The greening of Snark?
Well it is true that over the winter months everything seems to go green, from the bottom to the ropes but that's not really what this...
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Nov 27, 20223 min read
Every path starts at your front door
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where...
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Sep 13, 20226 min read
The wind gods finally win...
This morning we disembarked our last passengers in Newlyn (Penzance) two days short of our destination Plymouth. The wind gods had...
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Sep 11, 20223 min read
Voyage around the land of my fathers
Our passengers arrived together, bang on time having met on the bus from Bangor, the nearest station. Only two this time after another...
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