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Dec 23, 20212 min read
mud and meridian lines
When we bought Snark's bare hull in Essex we had the four sections transported by land over the Thames to Turks Shipyard, which occupies...
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Dec 16, 20211 min read
Book now to get your 20/20 early bird discounts - only 4 days left.
The 20/20 discount for our 2022 summer season end on 20 December 2021. Check out cruise options and details on www.snark.limited.
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Dec 6, 20211 min read
Book now to get your 20% discount
If your dithering on whether to book now or wait until later we would like to remind you that our 20/20 early booking offer ends in...
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Dec 4, 20216 min read
Ethical Dilemmas
We recently reviewed our position on a whole swath of decisions which we have taken consciously and sub-consciously as we have been...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
20% early bird discount ending soon
The 20/20 discounts on our fantastic Round Britain cruises will end on 20 December 2021 Don't miss out on this fantastic offer, book now...
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Nov 15, 20213 min read
bluebirds and snowstorms
Leg 2 White Cliffs Sometimes there is little to separate nostalgia and cultural heritage except intent. There’ll be bluebirds over The...
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Nov 10, 20213 min read
Chasing the Armada
Sailing Around the British Coast 1 The English Channel. How it started (perhaps) Under Henry VIII, the English had generally pissed off...
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Oct 22, 20213 min read
on the nature of nationhood
We are going to sail Snark around Britain next summer. I have sailed sections of our route before, on state-of-the-art racing yachts; on...
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Sep 20, 20211 min read
Snark's Big Adventure
Barging around the four nations After two years of stop-start operations and general frustration, we have decided we need to do something...
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Sep 18, 20211 min read
A new spreet is born...
At the end of June we found a crack in our spreet, the big diagonal spar that supports the main sail peak and the top sail clew. A new...
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Aug 10, 20213 min read
a few thoughts on the climate emergency
Following publication of the IPCC report yesterday there can be little doubt that the climate is changing. The extreme weather events we...
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Jul 29, 20211 min read
There is still time to book on our late summer sailing cruise
With the Covid pandemic easing a bit and more people getting vaccinated we have just arranged a new cruise to close this summer's chaotic...
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Jun 29, 20212 min read
It never rains but it pours...
Snark, pictured at Cotahele by the National Trust, during a beautiful early morning trip up the Tamar, having anchored off Pantillie...
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May 4, 20211 min read
Run away to sea this summer
We're back! With a great range of UK sailing holidays and yoga retreats for bubbles and groups. We are open for booking for 2021 events....
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Apr 28, 20211 min read
Barge body ready!
Summer is coming and all around the country people are starting crash diets in a vain attempt to reverse the inevitable toll on the...
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Apr 22, 20212 min read
Inherited skills
My mum was a typical post war bride. Despite working on Colossus at Bletchley Park, she didn't progress to university to study maths but...
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Mar 7, 20211 min read
The Rights of Spring
Down here in deepest Devon the Rights of Spring are upon us. · we real at the smell of fresh antifouling in the Yard, · we avert our eyes...
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Feb 17, 20211 min read
Ash Wednesday
So Pancake Day is over and Lent has started. Somehow that doesn't seem to mean much in the middle of lockdown 3. With abstinence and...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read
All change - yet again
It would be nice to believe the Government knows what it is doing regarding summer holidays this year, both overseas and in Britain, but...
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Feb 3, 20212 min read
Barging in winter
Sailing a commercial barge in the winter was a brutal life. Getting up before dawn onto frozen decks, washing them down with hand drawn...
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Jan 20, 20212 min read
Winter words
January is always a thoughtful time. Looking back over the previous years achievements and planning for the year to come; before our...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
Run away to sea
We're back! With a great range of UK sailing holidays and yoga retreats for individuals and groups. We have re-opened our on-line booking...
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