A few weeks ago, I promised to give the technical slant on the story of Snark. It is a bit involved and lengthy, but I will try to get it...

or the Staycation of a Lifetime Our ‘bubble buddy’ cruises are designed to help you escape from the stresses of the current crisis and...

Chapter 4 Fast forward to 2015 and Qiao and Paul, are looking for somewhere to live and run their architectural practice from. Whether...

So, the Speights now needed to find a lucrative use for the putative Thames barge that was sitting in splendour in their back garden and...

Chapter 2 So, having settled on a design, sourced some finance and found a build site, in 1997 the Speights; father David and son Nigel,...

The story of how Snark came about is an intriguing one and not at all obvious. In the beginning a father and son , David and Nigel...

Boats are an enduring theme in art from the very earliest civilisations to the present day. From bronze age Sweden and Ireland to Ancient...

I think I mentioned before that we make all of our bread on board. Our flours comes from Shipton Mill who make a fantastic range of...

The sun is shining here in Devon and we are sitting in our boatyard berth with fond memories of last Easter when we cruised around Tor...

"Is it so nice as all that?" asked the mole, shyly... "Nice? It's the only thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leaned forward for...

Looking at our blogs of just three weeks ago makes me realise the speed at which the impact of the Covid-19 virus has hit us and many...

Wow, what a train crash this year is turning into. Brexit chaos followed by Covid-19 then who knows what but certainly difficult economic...

Forced seclusion has given us the opportunity to learn how to cook more adventurous cuisine on board. A diverse order from Sous Chef and...

Our first event of the season is planned for next weekend, a preview yoga retreat for friends, family and hopefully the press. At the...

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...

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...

Dartmouth is a beautiful place, the combination of the steep wooded valleys, the historic town with its ancient buildings and the gateway...

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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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...

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...

Paul Jenkins and Qiao Feng set about building their new coastal Thames sailing barge Snark from an unfinished bare steel shell nine years...

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...

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...