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...

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.”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Last weekend we motored up the Dart to Tug Boat Alley, a beautiful stretch of estuary river opposite Stoke Gabriel, for a short retreat. ...

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...

Hot from our successes at the Falmouth Classics Regatta (well we got round the course unscathed!) we are entering the gaffers races at...

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! ...

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...

Snark has six sails; main, mizzen, foresail, jib, jib topsail, topsail. Together they measure over 2150 sq ft of canvas; an awesome...

The Dart river is surrounded by hills and on a still spring night the cool air settles in the valley bottom and the moisture from the...

'A memorable break - the combination of the sea, Devon, yoga, good company and great food.' feedback from a guest at our last retreat...

Some feed back from our early season events. 'Thank you both very much for your hospitality over the weekend - it was quite wonderful to...

For those who looked at the site and thought,'Easter, a bit early to be out on the water, wont it be chilly etc.' eat your heart out, we...

Today we have replaced some expensive rope with some very expensive rope, both from English Brands. To be fair their rope is very good...

Wuxi, where this picture was taken, is the ancestral home of Qiao, the first mate on Snark. Her grandfather was a barge captain on the...

Unfortunately due to the Town Pontoon in Dartmouth not being available to us during the daytime, we have to postpone the Open Day...

*** 50% last minute offer on Easter Retreat *** 50% off Not yet decided how to chill over Easter? We have places left on our on-board,...

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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