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in the wake of 'the lucky barge'
Our third holiday trip this summer will take us from Dartmouth to Torbay to see the famous air show from the sea and then along the south...
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Heading upstream
The principal port on most West Country rivers was not something-mouth but the head of the tidal navigable river. Thus, Truro not...
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Sailing past the Needles
The last Thames barge to bring a commercial cargo into the Dart was the S.B. Will Everard who reportedly brought a load of Norfolk reed...
Mar 8, 20231 min read


New plans for 2023
Following our successful circumnavigation of Britain in 2022 we had planned to go further afield in 2023 with a voyage to Copenhagen and...
Feb 26, 20233 min read


The greening of Snark?
Well it is true that over the winter months everything seems to go green, from the bottom to the ropes but that's not really what this...
Jan 15, 20232 min read


Every path starts at your front door
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where...
Nov 27, 20223 min read


The wind gods finally win...
This morning we disembarked our last passengers in Newlyn (Penzance) two days short of our destination Plymouth. The wind gods had...
Sep 13, 20226 min read


Voyage around the land of my fathers
Our passengers arrived together, bang on time having met on the bus from Bangor, the nearest station. Only two this time after another...
Sep 11, 20223 min read


Irish Sea
Belfast is a strange place. The city centre feels safe and welcoming unlike the last time I visited, however one of our last guests...
Aug 31, 20224 min read


Loads of lochs, locks and loughs.
Our passengers arrived in far-flung Inverness wired after stressful journeys by train, plane, car and donkey. Well, no not the donkey...
Aug 18, 20229 min read


Over the top ....
Well not quite, we aren’t braving the Pentland Firth and Cape Wrath but taking the chicken route through the Cali. However for a Thames...
Jul 29, 20224 min read


into the North
Whitby is a delightful town, full of history and fish and chips. Very little of this fish is landed locally anymore and you have to...
Jul 19, 20225 min read


Whoever said the east coast was boring....
I am writing this sitting in Whitby having completed leg 4 which should have been a simple delivery trip from Lowestoft without...
Jul 7, 20225 min read


Leg 3 to Essex and beyond....
Our next guest Barbara arrived at Limehouse basin bang on 4 o'clock having travelled all the way from Hackney by bus (about 5 miles for...
Jul 2, 20227 min read


and on to London
Our lay days on Eastbourne were spent fitting our new Rain Man water maker and doing running repairs to the mizzen, all complete and...
Jun 21, 20226 min read


and we are off...leg 1 Plymouth to Eastbourne
So, we are finally on our way after months of planning, building, fixing, marketing, worrying, more planning, endless e-mails to harbours...
Jun 21, 20224 min read


Navigating troubled waters and reaching calmer seas....
When I posted that live in troubled times a few of weeks ago little did I know I would be adding add war in Europe, the renewed fear of...
May 14, 20223 min read


Funding, Awards and Memberships
It always feels good to receive recognition for what we are doing on Snark. Over the past few months a number of organisations have...
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Highlands and islands adventure
On 31 July we leave Inverness for a 10 day voyage to Belfast. The first four days will be spent cruising through the Great Glen through...
Apr 11, 20221 min read


Barging around Kent
Our summer will be spent sailing Snark around the British coast. Each of the ten legs has its own particular character and focus. 'White...
Apr 2, 20222 min read


All systems go
A couple of guests have contacted us to check that the Round Britain Voyage is still on. We are happy to confirm that despite the...
Mar 20, 20221 min read


Business Declares
We are excited to announce that Snark Ltd has joined Business Declares, the diverse group of businesses that have committing to...
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Cobles (with one b)
The most iconic vessel still sailing the north east coast of England is undisputedly the coble. These evolved from the Vikings longships...
Mar 6, 20221 min read


Storms and teacups
The weather is finally settling down after the terrible triplets Dudley, Eunice and Franklin have been battering us for the last week. At...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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