The Beale Park Thames Boat Show 2009

The weather forecast was more than gloomy.  It did rain until Sunday, but the Beale Park show was busy, if damp, and when finally the sun came out we all realised that we'd been having a great time anyway.

So many ex-students wanted to show their boats that this year we took a bigger stand and a pontoon.  We met up with old friends and made some new ones, but the boats were the stars of the show.

Setting up

'Nestaway Mark III' - 'car boot' boat, splits into three sections

	Built by Ian Thomson(0907 course) and Ray Holmes (0308 course)

Four men in a boat - Joe Flynn, Will Reed, Ian Thomson and Justin Adkin

John Harris (0907 course) and Joe Blathwayt (0308 course) with John's Tammie Norrie and 12 foot 'Nymph' canoe (cedar strip with glass cloth/epoxy sheathing).  John's company, Tavy Wooden Boats, is based in Devon.

	Dan Lipczynski's (class of 0907) motor boat

Joe Blathwayt's stem dinghy

Alex Thriepland's (class of 0908) 16' 'Peterborough' Canadien Canoe

	La Marseillaise built by Will Reed (class of 0906)

	Justin Adkin, Instructor, in the boat he designed and built with students, with Finn (Alex Thriepland's son)

Clinker crib built by Steve Petford (class of 0908)

	'Cirrus' day sailer built by Bob Hinks and Ray Holmes (class of 0908)

Another Atlantic rower in the making?

	John Harris takes to the water

	Mike Broome, Instructor, designer of Cirrus, makes his breakfast on Saturday morning before Wendy arrives...

Merry Turnbull (class of 0307) relaxes in the field kitchen after Wendy arrives...