Category: News

  • Sailing barge blues.. our 2020 in review.

    What a strange season 2020 has been for us as it has for everyone. Although we were moored in the River Fal throughout most of the summer in the hope that at some point social distancing rules might have been relaxed enough for us to do our sailing trips, sadly this never came to be.…

  • July 4th 2020 Coronavirus Update.

    Please see our latest news for 2021 by following this link… We are looking forward to 2021, click to read our latest update On 23rd June, Boris Johnson announced easing of the Coronavirus restrictions within England from the 4th July. In particular, general social distancing will be reduced to a minimum of 1m+ and many…

  • How COVID-19 will affect our 2020 sailing season.

    Please see our latest news for 2021 by following this link… We are looking forward to 2021, click to read our latest update Our 2020 sailing season is due to start in May and end in September. We are keeping ourselves well informed and guided by the government with regard to COVID-19, and will be…

  • Our winter maintenance… and some!

    It is mid March 2020. The weather throughout this winter has been mostly cold, wet and windy. Drifter has been protected from the worst of it by placing her under cover in an open ended shed at a boatyard near Plymouth. This type of facility is useful, but is few and far between in the…