Nerys
Básico
Almirante da Frota · 11,363 pts
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
Membro desde Abr 2018
Último online há 3 anos
Idade 93
Assinatura
When the winds before the rain, soon you may make sail again, but when the rain's before the wind, tops'l sheets and halyards mind
Nerys’s porto
15 barcosHalstow
This is Halstow, the latest craft to come off the ways of the Nerys shipyard. She is a Thames motor barge s…
Yantlet
Yantlet is a model of an auxiliary Thames barge. In the post WW2 years, many barges had auxiliary engines f…
Dutch Schouw Yacht
This is 'De Groene Draek' a Dutch Schouw yacht. She is scratchbuilt from drawings in a book called 'Ronde e…
An RTR addition
A while ago, several of our members at Vale of Glamorgan MBC were showing an interest in the Dragonforce65 …
Swim Head Stumpy Thames Barge
This is my latest model, a swim head stumpy, prolific in the creeks and rivers of the Thames and Medway unt…
Crash Tender
I bought a part finished 36" crash tender from one of our members who was going to live in foreign parts. T…
Thames Sailing Barge 'Stangate'
'Stangate' is a 1/24 model sailing barge based on a 'Portlight' hull from Dave Watts Mastman. She is seen h…
Motor Barge 'Nellie'
In the 1940s and 50s, many traditional Thames Sailing barges were converted into motor barges. This is a mo…
Nerys’s blogs de construção
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+2♥ 14 likes28 replies2,129 viewsPond to myselfI often visit the lake on non club sailing days, as this gives one the chance to take advantage of good sailing days. As we all know fine,sunny days are not the prerogative of weekends, so if you are able to g…♥ 12 likes1,208 viewsVery sad news Martin555So sorry to hear of Martin's passing. One of our most knowledgeable shipmates, he was a great inspiration to us all. I'm afraid I missed the news for a few days as I was none too well myself, but I have the ex…♥ 31 likes1,172 viewsThames Sailing BargeHaving built a number of Thames barges, both 1/24 and 1/32 as well as an auxiliary and some motor barges , my opinion is that they will not sail satisfactorily unless they have a keel of some sort and a drop r…♥ 4 likes1,210 viewsNerys @ 90Thank-you everyone for all your good wishes, such a welcome start to my first year as a nonagenarian. I would like to think that I will be able to carry on building and sailing my boats for some time yet, unfo…♥ 28 likes1,187 viewsNerys @ 90As today 28th January is my 90th Birthday, to help me celebrate, I would like to ask all shipmates to give themselves a "make and mend", and take an extra tot of their favourite tipple. Cheers Nerys♥ 28 likes36 replies2,320 viewsBuilding My First Sail Boat or YachtI think the Eventide could be a very successful model. The full size ones sailed very well and were excellent small cruisers. A friend built one, many years ago and had quite a few years happy cruising up the …♥ 3 likes1,421 viewsEnd of year boatingHI Stephen, It is called Cold Knap Lake and is in Barry, South Wales. Nerys♥ 12 likes1,232 views