Ah yes, we’re going to make it here this season: strangely, but for reasons rather unusual, we (I) have yet to depart northwards. A little something about a person’s 60th and a jaunt around the waters bounding the western isles’ of Scotland came first… We’ve been unfaithful!

Whimbrel sailing out of Faversham on a fine winter’s evening by Tim Mulcahy.

Whilst the boat was out of the water at Alan Staley’s yard this last winter a personable lady came along and asked if we (Whimbie, me and my good mate) would care to join in with the Faversham Nautical Festival taking place at the beginning of July. The lady was Lena Reekie, herself the owner of a lovely little Dauntless cutter. Lena is someone we’ve oft passed on the water over many years … but we’d not met formally until our face to face as Whimbrel was being set up on the launching slip after her work.

A Festival view from Lena Reekie…

So yes, we’re off to the festival. I’m told it is a fun packed weekend!

The event runs over the weekend of  Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July 2015 with many of the craft arriving on Friday’s tide.

See: http://www.faversham.org/visit_faversham/nautical-festival.aspx

For interested souls I have been asked to bring along a selection of my books, which I shall be doing.

The boat will be berthed over on the Brents moorings along with a fine little 21′ cutter, the Ivy May, seen below, where accompanied access may be permitted. A concise history of the class will be on display – chapter 2 in my ‘Jottings‘ carry’s the builder’s story…

The Ivy May on the River Medway on way to Finesse Rally at Chatham Marina in May 2014.

My mate and I will be very happy to see you aboard…

If can’t contact, call on 07747 712505 during the event.