Bringing my blog back to life.......

Wow, the last time I entered a something on here was in 2019, and here we are the first day of April 2024

                                                                           2020

I think it is a year many of us would like to forget, with lockdown, face masks and social distancing, it didn't stop us from having the workshop open, numerous boat collections, along with managing a boat delivery to Jersey to catch up with my "Jersey Buoys" 

The highlight for me was my 50th birthday, when six days later I become a Nanny again to a beautiful grandaughter Jessie, although I call her "Myrtle Turtle"

We also took an order for a new D22, the first one which become the MkII, she will be going to America when she is finished.

No boat show this year, so I managed to go sailing for a few days.

                                                                             2021

Lauren is back to work, and I have my little Myrtle on a Monday with me working from home, I have to say, the customers are brilliant if I am giving Myrtle a bottle and I ask if I can call them back, this is what I love about the Drascombe community.

March - A new Company is formed. Dick Pizey and myself purchased the moulds for the nesting dinghies from Nestaway Boats, so as we can not call them Drascombe, we started a new company called Adventure Boats UK Ltd, and within a week we had received our first order.

In April it was a road trip to Suffolk to deliver some goods to a customer and then on to Norfolk where we recovered a Dabber onto a trailer and bought her back to the workshop for a full refurbishment.

The workshop was kept busy with plenty of refurb, and the first of the Adventure Boats were built ready for testing.

Hannah and Dick testing the 9ft Clinker

In June Hannah managed to launch Lugger "Luwi",so it was down to Ashlett Sailing Club for her to launch and have a quick sail with DP

In July we managed a small gathering of fellow Drascombes at Weymouth, where we had around 40 owners joining in. I was fortunate to take the new D22 and slept on her for three nights which was great fun, now I know why Stewart designed her.

In September, we were back at Southampton Boat Show exhibiting three Drascombes, a Longboat, Lugger and a Dabber, where we come away with three new boat orders, it felt like the olden days.

In October I took Myrtle down to Lymington where I met some fellow Drascombers and got Myrtle kitted out with her own life jacket and had a quick motor up the Lymington water, at 14 months old she seemed to enjoy it.

In December, on the shortest and possibly coldest day of the year, I manage to twist the arms of Brad and Dick to join me at ASC to get some photos of the nesting Pram and Clinker dinghies on the water, who could say no to me 😃

                                      9ft Nesting Clinker                              8ft Nesting Pram

                                                                               2022

We exhibited at the first Boatlife boat show with both Drascombe and Adventure Boats, a new show which could grow if more sailing boats and equipment stands were present. On a positive point, Dick sold his first Adventure Boat.

2022 was the 50th Anniversary of the Drascombe Dabber

In June we were back at Falmouth Classics, and the opportunity to show the 9ft Nesting Clinker, its not a boat show, however it is a very good social for us where we spend a couple of days with really good friends Brad and Bob.

A beautiful sky over Falmouth Harbour

With a weekend away with Lauren and the children at Alton Towers, birthdays through out the summer and then a I spent a few days on the Isle of Wight, where I sailed over and had a few days sailing and enjoying some down time. Lauren and co joined for a game of crazy golf and some lunch which was lovely.

Then time to get ready for Southampton Boat Show, which is generally the highlight of my year, where I spend ten days meeting and talking to owners/potential buyers and meeting old friends. 

We have a good group of exhibitors around us, and there is always someone to have a laugh with

We rounded off the end of the year with plenty of work to keep us all busy.

                                                                           2023

Sometimes things never go as planned, and for me I had to make the hard decision to liquidate Churchouse Boats, not something I wanted to do, but I had too. I will be honest and say I had sleepless nights and more weight on my shoulders than I needed, so with the help of a business man and some fellow Drascombe owners, I liquidated CBL and was able to start again as Drascombe Boats, all legal and above board, but most importantly no customer was without there goods which they paid for, regarding the suppliers, we are working together and they are continuing to support me with the new company, something I will always be grateful for.

I had the baptism of my little Myrtle Turtle on Easter Sunday, which was a lovely family gathering.

My beautiful daughters

At the end of April, while out celebrating my nephew Andrews birthday, Hannah face timed me from France with the news that Lewis had proposed to her and she said YES, certainly a surprise for me, and I am a very happy mummy.

Lewis and Hannah  🥂

I have to mention Rags, my faithful friend who has been by side side through good times and bad and I wouldn't be without him.

Rags and the bluebells

At the end of June I manage a weekend away with Hannah, Lauren and the grandchildren to St Leonards  where they enjoyed swimming, visiting Dorchester and playing crazy golf.

September we were back to Southampton Boat Show where we were back again exhibiting near our good friends Ian and Sandy from Highlander Boats, we spent every evening eating out at different restaurants and our favorite dessert bar

Here is the list of where we enjoyed eating

Argento Steakhouse

Georges

Bayleaf Kitchen

Zizzi

Grand Harbour Hotel

Heavenly Desserts

                            Jessie and Kyle reading the DAN     Adventure Boats and Drascombe

Back from the show and back to the usual routine of grandchildren after school on Monday, followed by Monday night mayhem with the family, back to dog walking Rags and then Hannah and Lewis set the wedding date for July 2024, so it looks like we are going to have a busy year next year.

                                                                             2024

After a lovely family Christmas and New Year, its back to the office, I manage a couple of days away to Glastonbury, which was lovely, as I visited Wells Cathedral a place I last went too when I was about 3 years old.

February and March have been busy with boats going through the workshop, as well as brokerage boats being sold.

Now as we go into April, my aim is to keep this blog going, when I visit a place or attend an event, I will post some details on here, it will be a combination of work, family and Rags.

So for now, thank you for continuing to follow me.

Sharon xx

2019 round up - Better late than never

2019 went too fast, and this is my only update for the year, mainly for my own reasons.

With no London Boat Show in January, over two weekends the team flew out to Dusseldorf Boot to have another look at this impressive show.

The second time for me, however for Jamie it was his first visit, and I know the feelings are the same, this is the show to attend ......... one day.

In February, with help, we exhibited at the Motor-home and Caravan Show in Birmingham.

With an owners Drascombe Dabber, we showed off what could be achieved, a motor-home with boat on the back, and ready to let the adventure begin ........

In March, with my co-driver, we set off to deliver a Wooden Drascombe Lugger to Berlin, sometimes it is fun to just go that little bit further and meet our customers in the home land.

On our return journey, we stopped at Belgium to see the canals, pretty shops, as well as lots of chocolate, oh wow, I was in heaven.

At the end of March, it was the Drascombe Supper at Chichester, this being the six month anniversary since Stewart had died, I put 71 photos to a piece of music, remembering a much loved character in the Drascombe Community.

In April, as I had the opportunity of looking after Kyle during the Easter holidays, we drove to Warsash to meet with Dick P. From here we hopped on Daislebee for Kyle to have his first real sailing experience, once we put the sails up, and shut the motor, we were sailing, Oh my, how Kyle loved it, although I was informed that he talks just as much as I do!. Kyle loved it, and it was great to see him out enjoying the fresh air.

Starting them off young!

In May, we exhibited at Jersey Boat Show for the first time, wow, the setting was lovely along the harbour front, the boat especially looked lovely, and showed off the refurbishment services which we can offer.

Three days in glorious sunshine, what more could I ask for! While there, I met with a couple of Drascombe owners.

June we were back at the Falmouth Sea Shanty and Classic Boat Festival, the weather was cooler than last year, and the rain held off which was good. The sea shanties have started to grow on me, and we enjoyed some good evenings, plus the best fish and chips at Harbour Lights, believe me, you can not visit Falmouth and not go to this place.

40-4-40

I can not believe that is was two years since we were last here at Weymouth Portland National Sailing Accademy.

This time with 46 people and 26 boats, we had three fantastic days of the best weather, sailing wise, we went to Ringstead Bay on the Saturday for a picnic lunch.

I was very fortunate on two accounts, firstly I got the opportunity to sleep in a Drascombe Coaster for the very first time, this was thanks to the very kind owner.

Secondly, I was joined by Lauren (eldest daughter) and Kyle. Kyle come out with me earlier in the year, but this was the first time he would have been out for several hours ......... both of them had a whale of a time, Lauren took to sailing like a duck to water (she is her mothers daughter after all) and as for Kyle, it was an absolute joy to see them both so happy and enjoying some time away doing something different.

The Sunday was the "follow the course" OK so next time we will have to find a different way to make sure the helmsmen understand and can follow the course, it was great fun though.

Will I do it again, oh yes, here's to 2021 when we go back to Weymouth.

August was the usual busy months of birthdays, I think I may cancel the summer next year!

September come around all to soon for the Southampton Boat Show, we had a great spot, just in front of the show entrance, and was showing off a Drascombe Lugger, along with the first Drascombe Coaster which we built in 2003 - both boats done us proud.

October, starts the refurbishment work and continuing with new builds, we have been very lucky with the continuing work which we have had over the months.

November saw the Drascombe meet at Gosport, with a lovely chinese on the Friday evening followed by watching the the Aircraft Carrier HRH Prince of Wales come into Portsmouth on the Saturday afternoon, I couldnt have planned the weekend better if I had tried. Then on the Saturday evening we had a lovely meal at the Light Ship at Haslar. All in all, a good weekend.

Now as we are approaching the last couple of weeks in December, I look back and realise that I have had only two days on the water this year, something I need to change next year.

I have been fortunate to spend time in some very good company, been to some nice places, and met new people.

But with the good times come the not so good, my mum suffered a stroke the day after my birthday in the summer, so I am juggling time needed to take mum to hospital and OT appointments, but as we all know, sometimes we just have to get on and do these things.

I start 2020 with less baggage than when I started this blog in 2015, in this time I realised it was time to move on, we cannot change the past, but we can change the future.......

Thank you for spending some time to read my blog, it is not all about sailing, or my work, but also about me, Sharon.

2020 will be an exciting year.

Sharon xxx

End of year round up for 2018

What a roller coaster of a year I have had, good times, bad times, happy ones and sad ones, however I am still here and ready for new challenges which will come my way in 2019.

The start of 2018 was a busy one, London Boat Show then straight onto a weekend visit to Boot, Dusseldorf. That certainly was an eye opener for me, and 20,000 steps in one day was not what I expected.

We had a busy time at the yard, with five new boats being built, two going to New Hampshire and one going to New Mexico.

Then in June my beautiful daughter Lauren married Jamie, a very proud mummy moment, I was and always will be so very proud of both my daughters, and I am so very proud that they have grown into such wonderful, caring young ladies.

July was a fun month of excitement and adventure, I was approached and asked to supply five Drascombe Luggers for filming in Kings Lynn, well it didn't take me long to find five boats as well as willing crew. So off we all headed to Kings Lynn for a few days, the weather was fantastic, probably too warm, but we couldn't complain.

Luggers in the water and all dressed for their part, I was then asked if I could supply two willing volunteers to be in the film, oh how I enjoyed this bit, young Will and Dick were then sent off to the dressing room, and suited and booted to the 1840's era.

I am so looking forward to seeing the film next years, The personal life and history of David
Copperfield.

Also in July, my youngest daughter Hannah was 21, a real day of celebrations (well a couple of days as it is Hannah), a family meal and then a party of friends and family followed.

August come around so quickly, and it was Kyle's 4th birthday, my gorgeous, little soldier had left pre-school and was already to start at big school.

Drascamp 2018 was my only event of the year, 35 boats and 105 people joined in a Cleavel Point in Dorset for six days of sailing, BBQs, horse racing, games and plenty of beer and wine.

On September 2nd, I handed over to its new owner Will Coombes, the very first Drascombe Lugger "Katharine Mary", Will so wanted to buy her, and it was lovely to see this beautiful boat go to her new owner, at 23, Will now owns a piece of Drascombe history.

September was a very difficult month for us all, my lovely father in law Stewart (Brown) was admitted to a local hospice, Stewart was told at the end of 2017 that there was nothing else the
doctors could do for him, so to go home and enjoy what time he had left. With two fantastic sailing trips, and a surprise pub lunch where I arranged for Dick Pizey and Brad Bradshaw to join us all as a family, sadly Stewart's health deteriorated.

I visited as often as I could do, even taking Kyle with us on two occasions, I'm sure those visits helped him through the worst.

With Southampton Boat Show about to start, we exhibited a Drascombe Lugger and the Drifter 22 which Stewart sailed in for eight years.

Sadly on the last Saturday of the show in the early hours of the morning, Stewart Brown passed away peacefully. A difficult day for us all, however we carried on as he would have done so, for me, holding back the tears when talking to customers.

In October, we had a week of sadness and joy, over 110 people attended Stewart's funeral service, what a fitting tribute to a man who was known by many in the Drascombe community.

The following day, sadly no sunshine, but I was a very proud mummy to see my youngest daughter graduate from Winchester University with a Degree in Marketing - Grampa may not have been there in person, but we know he was with us in spirit.

Brad organised a lovely weekend for the Drascombe people, we had a tour of the RNLI lifeboat station at Poole, and saw all the working and going on at their deopt, even seeing where they fit out new RNLI boats, in the evening nearly 40 of us met for a lovely meal, it is always lovely to have these socials to catch up with everyone.

The winter months are usually our quietest, however we have been very fortunate that we have been busy with winter refurb work, insurance claims and a new Longboat to keep us going well into the new year.

I am wondering how I managed to work between all of this going on, but I did. The only down side was less sailing this year, even though it would have been nice to be out on the water, other things always crop up, however I have had over 21,000 page views on my blog in less than four years.

I have learned a lot this year especially, make the most of every day you have, live life to the fullest and never give up on your dreams.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Happy sailing

Sharon x

"See you when I'm older" Stewart Brown who sadly died this year.

Family events from a wedding to a sad event

LAUREN AND JAMIE'S WEDDING DAY

Wedding Day - after less than a year of preparations, it was time to celebrate Lauren and Jamie's wedding, I am very biased and my daughter looked beautiful, the five bridesmaids all wore duck egg blue, which made me smile as it was a colour used on Drascombes many years ago.

I still say the star of the show was my little grandson Kyle, who within minutes of Lauren arriving in the church, proudly sits there and says "are we done yet"

 HANNAH'S 21st BIRTHDAY

As if a wedding didn't keep us busy, then it was Hannah's turn to become 21. Where have all the years gone too, it didn't seem that long ago she was starting school, now she has left university with a degree, and has started a full time job as a Waitrose Partner, so a very proud mummy indeed.

KYLE TURNS 4 AND SCHOOL BEGINS

This really is a milestone, my adorable Grandson Kyle started school in September, he was certainly ready for going to school, and off he went on his first day, all looking very smart - I wonder how long it will last before the collar is out and the shirt untucked.

Sorry not a school photo, but one of Kyle at the recent Southampton Boat Show, proudly demonstrating how he will steer the boat.

STEWART BROWN 

For those of you who have not heard, my wonderful father-in-law sadly lost his battle with cancer.

Stewart to me was my Drascombe encyclopedia,  I never planned on working at Churchouse Boats, it happened when he was very ill in hospital nine years ago, just by answering the phone, I then ended up with a job from it, and I have never looked back.

When Stewart wanted to retire in 2013, there was no other choice but to buy the company, I always enjoyed 'Stewart's company at boat shows, as there was always always a story to tell or a useful tip to try and remember.

The past two years meant there was less sailing than he had hoped, yet it did not stop him from joining in at Drascamp in 2016, and then being part of the flotilla sailing down from Ashlett Creek to Weymouth for the Drascombe Golden Jubilee.

This year, Stewart enjoyed two of his most enjoyable sails, both in fantastic weather and great company.

Sadly mid July Stewart's health started to deteriorate and he had more bad days than good. At the beginning of September he was admitted to The Countess of Brecknock Hospice. 

The Drascombe community have lost one of the best, right or wrong, Stewart only wanted the best for both Drascombe boats and their owners, those boots are going to be too big for me to fill!

I still remember sitting at Chichester when Hannah spoke to you and called you "Grampa", you replied "my name is Stewart", Hannah piped up " you will always be Grampa to me"

Thank you Stewart for everything, however Hannah is right, to Lauren, Jamie, Hannah, Kyle and me, you will always be Grampa xx

RIP STEWART "GRAMPA" BROWN

Start of the new year - London and Dusseldorf Boat Shows

The new year started to be one busy one before we got to the end of 2017.

After Christmas, I come down with flu and a chest infection which set me back a few days, meaning I was catching up with work just days before leaving to go to London.

This year we decided to have larger stand and take both a Drascombe Lugger and Coaster. The Lugger had already been sold, while the Coaster was a four and a half year old one, which people thought was a new one. It goes to show what a great job the men do in the workshop to make a boat into a show boat.

London Boat show was different this year, with the decision made to make it a five day show, there were some grumble between exhibitors. Personally, I love the London show, why? Because you do not have to worry about the weather at all.

For the fourth year, I was joined for the duration by Dick Pizey, it does seem to be a good working team, I often say "Brains and Beauty" but we can never agree on who has what.

The first day went very quickly, we were joined by friends Ian and Glenys who were as always happy to help on the stand if needed.

We left the show quite promptly as we were meeting fellow exhibitors to attend the Marine Trade Awards event at Canary Wharf.

Jeff and Rob joined Dick and myself to have a quick drink to start the evening we then headed off in a taxi for a fun filled evening, it is not often I get the chance to dress up, so I made the most of it.

On arriving at the Pearson Room at Canary Wharf, the room was full of around 160 other people who wanted to be part of this event.

Sitting down to a lovely three course meal, between each course there was presentation of awards, the Chairman Paul Martin from BHG Marine presented the awards.

The Woman in Business Award went to my dear friend Suzanne from Barton Marine, and was very much deserved.

The evening rounded off with a free casino, now, I have to say I am not really a gambler, but as it was fake money, why not join in and have some fun. We were all given £100 to cash in, so off to the table I went, I preferred roulette so stayed there for the evening, I seems to be doing quite well, and then heard there was a trophy for the person with the most amount at the end of the evening, so as it had gone past midnight, I counted my chips and placed them all on black £2,400 to be exact, waiting for the ball to land, I closed my eyes, only to open them and find it had landed on red. Oh well, you can't win them all can you.

What a great way to end the first day of the boat show.

Waking up and feeling a tad tired, off for the second day, today Simon along with Lauren, Jamie and Kyle visited us today. I do love having my family come along and be part of the show.

During the five days we enjoyed seeing the usual boat show visitors, along with meeting some new Drascombe owners. Having two of us there, we had time to talk to other visitors who were very much interested in our boats, along with talking to owners about replacement spares.

Soon the five days were over, my first thoughts were that I wanted it to carry on, as it is always so nice to talk to owners old and new, however the five days drew in a lot of people, so all in all it was worth it.

BOOT DUSSELDORF

Getting back from London on the Monday gave me a few days at home before then flying out to Germany to visit Boot Dusseldorf, not that I need to explain about the boat show as it is the biggest one in Europe.

Once arriving in Dusseldorf we check into our hotel, the Lady Astor is certainly one I would recommend to anyone, lovely comfortable rooms, great selection of breakfast food, and local to both the train and the old town.

Saturday morning after breakfast, Dick P and I head to the train station, our entry ticket of 15 euros also includes travel for the day around the city. We arrive at BOOT to the largest exhibition centre I have ever seen. We head to hall 13 as we wanted to concentrate on the areas with sailing boats, it was certainly and eye opener to see so many different boats, the show is far greater than the London Boat Show and it is no wonder why, every water sport imaginable is exhibited there.

We walked around the halls which were of interest to us, as well as catching up with some friends who exhibited there.

Once our visit to the show was over, we headed to the only shop you have to visit in Germany, Steiff. After a lovely long walk, we found the shop and I managed to buy what I wanted for that special little man.

We then headed into the old town and had a meal before meeting up with friends, we headed to one of the pubs and spent an interesting a lively evening listening to a pub singer.

The beer was flowing very quickly and so was the G&Ts.

Sunday was spent having probably the best breakfast I had ever had at Schwan Restaurant, where it is an all you eat breakfast buffet for 13 Euros.

After breakfast we had an enjoyable stroll around Aldstadt which was lovely, the weather was good for us, and it was lovely to see something different than exhibition halls.

Monday we caught our flight back home after an enjoyable few days, where we certainly had our eyes opened to a different boat show, and what one should look like.

RYA SAILABILITY CONFERENCE - WYBOSTON LAKES

A couple of months ago I contacted the RYA sailability people asking if it would be possible to attend the conference which they hold every year. We last went about five years ago, so I thought it would be good to attend again.

We collected the last Drascombe Longboat which we built for Queen Mary Sailability last year, and took her to be on display outside of the centre.

Zingaroo looked lovely with all the sails up and us well admired.

                                                                     

During the day there were a number of workshops being put on, I was lucky to join in on two of them, while Dick went to another one.

It was certainly interesting to talk to groups who use our boats and to get their feedback. The Drascombe is certainly a boat used by many sailability groups.

During the day, it was good to put faces to names of people who I have spoken too over the years, and to meet new groups who were showing an interest in getting funding for a Drascombe for their own group.

All in all, the first part of the year have been very exciting, and I am looking forward to what the rest of the year brings.

Here's to a good sailing year

Sharon x

Highlights of 2017

What a year it has been, and yet again it has gone far too quickly.

I am sat here feeling very sorry for myself as I type this, the dreaded flu/cold has caught up with me, and I am not feeling my best, but I never like to let myself or others down, so a quick run through of what has been going on.

January started with the London Boat Show, and the start of the Drascombe Golden Jubilee year, I became a TV and radio star, much to the amusement of my girls and Drascombe owners who sent me many messages.

A few changes went on at Chruchouse Boats throughout the first half of the year, however, I felt they were not for the best interest to either my customers, the Drascombe name, or the company, so with some hard work and careful planing, the company Churchouse Boats continues to be busy with new boats.

We moved premises ready for the beginning of June, a new location and a fresh start, just what we needed.

The Drascombe Golden Jubilee at The Weymouth and National Sailing Accademy was a great success, with 58 boats and 112 people in attendance, we know how to celebrate.

I managed to get out sailing a few times to the Isle of Wight, next year we will have no excuses, as there is lots in the planning, along with Drascamp in August.

The end of the year saw us with an order book through to May 2018, with boats going to Italy, America and Holland next year.

A lot of this would not be possible with out the team work at CBL, and with other people behind the scenes.

As well as my love for my job and sailing, I also find time for my family.

2017 was an exciting year with Lauren and Jamie buying their first house, then within days they got engaged.

Rags joined the family in Augsut, and is fast becoming the work dog, everyone loves him.

Moving forward to 2018, so far there is Lauren and Jamie's wedding, Hannah will be 21, Kyle will start school, and all being well Hannah will also graduate in October from Uni. Along with numerous boat shows and Drascamp, it should be another busy and interesting year.

I end this wishing you all a happy and healthy new year, I have had yet again another brilliant year with some great friends, and lots more memories being made. Here's to another good year of good weather, and lots of sailing adventures.

Sharon xx

Busy, Busy, Busy with lots going on

Wow, it seems to have been a long time since I last updated my blog. Work ahs been busy which is great, and family life has been too.

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW

Again we exhibited at Southampton Boat Show, the first day sadly was not the best weather wise, however it didn't stop us from being joined by family, friends, customers and suppliers to join us for cake and fizz sponsored by Barton Marine as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations. This really has been a year for them..

 
 

As always, we are joined through out the week by customers and friends, which is lovely as it can often be a god send to have help on the stand.

 

 



After a busy weekend, Dick Pizey come down for a few hours after work on the Monday, dick has helped at three London Boat Shows, and enjoys meeting the customers and giving any advice he can, what Dick would really like to do is complete a sale of a new boat, so no pressure at London in January. Brad and Bob visited during the week, although I am sure they visited the beer tent as well as seeing all those lovely bit boats.

 

 The lads visiting during the week

 

One of the best parts of the show for me, is the other exhibitors, as at times the laughs and talking get you through the long wet days.

Highlander Boats certainly made me smile during the week, as one day I come into the show to find a sign attached to our show Lugger,

 

 

Drascombe Diamond Club

10% off Wednesday

Over 70's only

 

The Scottish do have a funny sense of humour :-)

 

During the course of the ten days, we had lots of positive enquiries, which we followed up on our return, this included selling several brokerage boats, and a good amount of spares and accessories.

 

Soon it was time to pack up again for another year, and count down until we head to London in January 2017

 

FAMILY TIME

 

Along with running the business, I also enjoy catching up with my girls, just before the boat show, Hannah and I went to Dorset to collect the latest edition to our family, this little fella is now five months old and very much part of the family and comes to work some days with me too.

 

Meet "Rags"

 

 

Kyle is now three years old, and has attended his fourth Southampton Boat Show, he is such a little charmer

 

Hannah has now started in her final year at Winchester University, reading Marketing, so we are looking forward to seeing how well Hannah does next year, however I will be proud of everything she does.

 

Lauren and Jamie have now set the date for their wedding, Saturday June 2nd 2018 we shall be looking forward very much to being part of the celebrations.

 

I finally managed to get one last sail out in October, after busy days and not very good weather, we sailed over to Shepherds Wharf for one night and back again in fog, that was a very interesting sail for me, as it meant keeping my wits about me and following the compass for once, and as for things moving at sea, I really wasn't too sure where I was going. Luckily we managed to get back safely and in one piece.
It has been a busy year this year, so sailing has not happened as much as I would like. However, there is always next year.

BACK TO THE BOAT YARD

We have just started on the first of a run of new boats, the first is a Lugger which we shall be exhibiting at London Boat Show in January, she is another well finished off boat and I know she will be greatly admired. After the Lugger we have two Longboats which will be shipped out to an organisation in New Hampshire, once I have more details, then I will share them with you.

Kyle and Rags check out the new Lugger

 

LYMINGTON DRASCOMBE SUPPER

Our usual November supper had moved this year to Lymington for a change, it was organised by Andy Peter and included a pre supper tour of the RNLI station at Lymington, and a talk after the supper by the RNLI.

 

 During the evening some small gifts were handed out to various Drascombers for their humour, forgetfulness, and Drascombe spirit, as well as thanks to those who helped me with the Drascombe Golden Jubilee at Weymouth in the summer.

 I have to say, it has been another busy time and in five weeks time we shall be ready to see in the new year, I will be back to say goodbye before the end of 2017.

Sharon xx