The Boats
Blue Mermaid, 2019 (replica of original built 1930) Sea-Change Sailing Trust Blue Mermaid is a steel-hulled, 87’ Thames sailing barge built in 2019. She is a replica of an older vessel of the same name, built in 1930 and sunk by enemy action during the Second World War. Blue Mermaid was built specifically to operate…
Arts & Crafts of the Sea
Materials Greg Powlesland is an artist and expert boat restorer who lives on the Helford River in Cornwall. Over the years, he has collected rare maritime items and materials. Most of these materials are natural rather than man-made and this chapter explores his collection. Starting with him sketching the Looe lugger Guide Me as she…
Wind, Tide & Oar
Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Huw Wahl shot Wind, Tide & Oar over a three-year period. In that time he followed a diverse array of traditional boats and the people who sail them as they journey through rivers, along coastlines and across open seas.
Engineless Sailing Techniques
Engineless sailors have a multitude of skills and techniques at their disposal that help them safely manoeuvre and navigate a vessel on the water. Many of these practices involve traditional tools that are no longer commonplace on sailing boats, while others use conventional kit in traditional ways. Innovation and resourcefulness are necessary characteristics of a…
Huw Wahl and Rose Ravetz
For this special evening screening Huw Wahl will be joined in conversation by his sister Rose Ravetz, who introduced him to sailing on her Falmouth quay punt Defiance. This experience produced the first shoots of Huw’s project Wind, Tide & Oar, which grew into a sibling collaboration of multiple proportions.
Wind, Tide & Oar
Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Huw Wahl shot Wind, Tide & Oar over a three-year period. In that time he followed a diverse array of traditional boats and the people who sail them as they journey through rivers, along coastlines and across open seas.