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Mar 26, 20201 min read
culinary adventures
Forced seclusion has given us the opportunity to learn how to cook more adventurous cuisine on board. A diverse order from Sous Chef and...
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Mar 14, 20202 min read
A few last minute bits and pieces....
Our first event of the season is planned for next weekend, a preview yoga retreat for friends, family and hopefully the press. At the...
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Mar 8, 20202 min read
With a extra little care....
The news is full of stories and dire warnings about the Covid-19 virus and we thought you would like to know our plans should the...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read
A hint of spring and the painting can start in earnest
Its been so wet and windy recently that our winter painting has been delayed by weeks. However the sun has finally come out to play for...
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Feb 28, 20201 min read
The view
Dartmouth is a beautiful place, the combination of the steep wooded valleys, the historic town with its ancient buildings and the gateway...
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Feb 24, 20201 min read
February Blues
I have spent today down below hiding from the gale that isn't Storm Ellen. It has been pretty miserable for the past few weeks, the...
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Feb 22, 20201 min read
We think this is pretty cool
Our latest promotional video is just finished. Please share as much as you can, the more people see it the better our ratings and ratings...
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Feb 21, 20202 min read
Check out our B&B
When we aren't on the high seas or chilling on retreat, we offer B&B on board as well as pop up events. If you wonder what that might be...
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Feb 15, 20201 min read
Pop up jazz cafe
We are setting up Snark as a pop up jazz cafe during the Dartmouth Music Festival on 15th 16th and 17th May on the Town Pontoon and/or S...
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Feb 9, 20202 min read
Meet the crew
Paul Jenkins and Qiao Feng set about building their new coastal sailing barge Snark from a bare steel shell four years ago. They carved...
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Feb 9, 20201 min read
Stormy weather
We are safe and snug in our winter berth up a sheltered creek off the River Dart. Storm Ciara is blasting the hill tops and every now and...
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Jan 20, 20202 min read
No-one can live on bread alone
Though we do make rather delicious bread on board for all our events; more on that in a future blog. Our menus vary depending on the...
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Jan 14, 20201 min read
Big shout out to all you stressed humans
Hi I'm Jan the Dart otter. I just want to remind you that you can share my beautiful tranquil habitat while enjoying two days of retreat...
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Jan 3, 20201 min read
winter words
Three scandi words mean a lot to us here on Snark. Hygge, “It’s about removing the guilt from enjoying the simple pleasures in life.”...
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Dec 26, 20191 min read
Winter sights
December is nearly over and the things have been pretty dramatic so far, calm and moody, wet and windy, playful, a little bit frosty but...
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Nov 22, 20191 min read
winter's coming
We are sails are now de-rigged and we are snug in our winter berth on Old Mill Creek protected from the winter storms by a steep valley...
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Sep 15, 20191 min read
wild water swimming
A beautiful early morning on the river at Dittisham. Today is the Dart 10k swim from Totnes to Dittisham and we have just dropped off...
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
and so to sea
Messing about in the Bay on a blustery August day. The new leeboards are working well even though the gybing is a bit messy with only...
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
Tug Boat Alley
Last weekend we motored up the Dart to Tug Boat Alley, a beautiful stretch of estuary river opposite Stoke Gabriel, for a short retreat. ...
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Aug 21, 20191 min read
Its done!
Our new leeboards have been made and mounted in just two weeks. From a trailer load of 100 x 250 oak beams (weighing 1.4 tonnes !) into...
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Jul 19, 20191 min read
Dartmouth Regatta
Hot from our successes at the Falmouth Classics Regatta (well we got round the course unscathed!) we are entering the gaffers races at...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read
location location location
Somehow we managed to moor right next to the beer stall at the English Braids Falmouth Classics and became the stage for a shanty choir! ...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Last Minute 50% offer for Taking part in the Falmonth Classics Regatta and deliveries from Dartmouth
The weather looks good for the next week or two, and we have spaces available at our last minute 50% rate. So why not come and join us in...
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May 27, 20191 min read
A full spread of canvas
Snark has six sails; main, mizzen, foresail, jib, jib topsail, topsail. Together they measure over 2150 sq ft of canvas; an awesome...
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