Sail, oar & paddle
Before the trip to Dunkirk this year, there was quite a bit of thought about replacing the rather elderly rubber dinghy on ‘Cachalot’. We also needed a new outboard . . .
Read more “Outboard, dinghies and paddling”
Sail, oar & paddle
We decided to join the OGA Rally at Southwold Sailing Club at the end of June, 2024, taking ‘Cachalette’ and the kayak.
Read more “Southwold Rally and a lost outboard”
Sail, oar & paddle
As Steve was restoring ‘Cachalot’, he was already thinking about a tender, so why not build one with similarly elegant lines?
Read more “‘Cachalette’: aka ‘the little boat’”
Sail, oar & paddle
With nine miles of river downstream and another three or four upstream, under Wilford Bridge, the River Deben provides great opportunities at most states of the tide.
Read more “A new sail for ‘Cachalette’”
Sail, oar & paddle
There’s a lively community of river users on the Deben including kayakers, paddle boarders, swimmers and sailors.
Read more “Kayaks & ‘Cachalette’: 2022”
Sail, oar & paddle
By 2022 we were quite proficient with paddling the kayaks, enjoying motoring in ‘Cachalette’ with the quiet outboard and her maintenance was much easier now she’s kept permanently at Robertsons Boatyard.
Read more “Messing about on the river”
Sail, oar & paddle
In 2020 we took delivery of a Torqeedo outboard, for use on both ‘Cachalot’ and ‘Cachalette’, then we bought two kayaks!
Read more “Electric outboard & 2 kayaks!”