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This is a list of miscellaneous links to other websites likely to be of interest to the average Drascomber. All these links open a new window so that you don't lose your place here.
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| Aston Lark Insurance |
| Insurance scheme that is operated by the Padstow office of Aston Lark, contact Sarah Roberts. |
| boatlaunch.co.uk |
| Detailed information about boating facilities and activities including marinas, slipways, chandleries and tidal information for the next seven days. |
| Cork |
| Cork Harbour guidance for leisure craft. |
| Craftinsure |
| Insurance for owners based in Ireland http://www.craftinsure.ie/ |
| Craftinsure |
| UK based small based insurance http://www.craftinsure.com/ |
| CreekSailor |
| Tony Smith's blog of sailing on the River Blackwater Estuary, Essex. |
| Daisy II |
| Julian Merson's blog for his Coaster Daisy II. |
| David McWhirter's blog |
| David McWhirter's blog "The Voyages of Tra Bhui" |
| Dinghy Cruising Association |
| The Dinghy Cruising Association was formed in 1955 to encourage all forms of small boat sailing other than racing. |
| Don't Play Misty for Me |
| Peter Duggan's account of a single-handed cruise to the Outer Hebrides |
| Douglas Hopwood's Projects |
| The late Douglas Hopwood's Projects Website now hosted on our site (with thanks to his son Peter) |
| Dragon Drascombe |
| The Drascombe Ionian Experience offers the opportunity to explore the delights of the islands and harbours of the Southern Ionian. |
| Drascombe Association in Ireland |
| Our members in Ireland have their own website with news and reports of activities in the Emerald Isle. |
| Drascombe Boats |
| Builders of new boats, refurbished boats, brokerage, repairs, spares, accessories, trailers. |
| Drascombe Coaster Moksha blog |
| Ian Cowie's blog which is more of a log of modifications and journeys. |
| Drascombe manual |
| A copy of the 1979 Drascombe manual with rigging instructions and an intoduction by John Watkinson. |
| Drascombe Owners Association of North America. |
| A site produced by a band of like-minded souls in the US and Canada.Note: this site is now inactive but still available via a web archive site. |
| Dublin |
| Dublin Harbour guidance for leisure craft. |
| Dutch Drascombe Assn |
| Dutch Drascombe Assn |
| Drascombe Facebook Group (not DA) |
| Flickr photo group |
| Not a blog or a video but belongs in a 'new technology' group |
| Honnor Marine |
| Manufacturers of Devon boats and providers of spares for Drascombes and Devons. Second Hand boats also sold. |
| In the Present Sea |
| Lugger circumnavigator Webb Chiles' personal website, with articles, poems, and photographs about his life and voyages. |
| Irish Sailing Association |
| Irish Sailing Association |
| Jeckells the Sailmakers |
| Manufacturers of sails for over 177 years. |
| Just Lugger Joinery & More |
| Manufacturers of joinery and spars, and suppliers of accessories. |
| Kathleen |
| Blog about a Coaster called Kathleen |
| Lugger repair & maintenance |
| Tim Pettigrew's site based on personal experience. |
| Marine Conservation Society |
| The UK Charity dedicated to the protection of the marine environment and its wildlife. |
| Mariners of Bewl |
| An organisation concentrating on sailing for the disabled. |
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Information on the various services provided by HMCG. |
| Milton Keynes Sailability |
| Milton Keynes Sailability helps introduce young people and adults with disabilities to get out on the water. They use a variety of boats, including Pippa a Drascombe Dipper donated by DA members retiring from sailing. |
| nmwebsearch.com |
| United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Admiralty Charts - Searchable Notices to Mariners. This will enable you to search the Notices to Mariners service for updates to Admiralty Charts by Chart or NM Number. |
| old Dutch Drascombe site |
| old Dutch Drascombe site (previous Website of the Association of Dutch Drascombe Owners |
| Old Gaffers Association |
| Old Gaffers Association |
| Otterblog |
| Colin Watt's fascinating record of the renovation of the Wooden Drascombe Longboat "Otter". |
| Peter Rhodes in Sally Gee |
| on youtube.com © John Boileau |
| Ports and Harbours of the UK |
| This web site has a photograph, details and contacts for over 900 ports, harbours, jetties and piers around the coastline of the UK |
| R&J Sails |
| New sails for the entire Drascombe range. |
| RNLI |
| Royal National Lifeboat Institute |
| Royal Yachting Association |
| The UK's governing body for pleasure boating. |
| Sea Watch |
| Sea Watch is a national marine conservation research charity dedicated to the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) around the UK. |
| Sharon Geary-Harwood's blog |
| Sharon's blog |
| Small Boat Restoration |
| Small Boat Restoration; Kent Blair Lewis's Blog, with tips on their restorations, plus sailing adventures. |
| Solent Tightwad Sailor |
| A sailors guide to the Solent, where to go and what to see without spending a fortune |
| South Coast Shrimper |
| Dick Pizey's blog. Although Dick no longer owns a Drascombe, he still sails with them and attends (and organises) Association rallies. |
| Southampton |
| The Marine Leisure Guide contains helpful information on everything from pre-departure preparation such and what equipment to carry, understanding tides and weather, lights and signals used by vessels, and navigational safety. It also contains information on Local Notices to Mariners and being aware of the various VHF channels used by HM Coastguard, Southampton Pilots and ABP’s Southampton’s Vessel Traffic Service, which controls shipping movements in and around The Solent and Southampton Wa |
| The Green Blue |
| The Green Blue is the joint environment programme created by the British Marine Federation and Royal Yachting Association. |
| Thin Water Annie |
| Curt Bowman's blog about his Coaster Annie. |
| Tidal Perdictions |
| The website provides tidal data for over 7000 ports worldwide |
| Voyage of Valdesca: a Drascombe longboat |
| Claudia Lewis's Blog |
| Wooden Drascombes |
| Colin Watt's original register of wooden Drascombes and their builders now maintained and updated by the Association |
| YouTube - DA channel |
| The Association's YouTube Channel |