Thursday, 22 August 2024

A Hamble Dingy on thee River Thames

My son Paul and I were lucky to see a Hamble River Dinghy on the River Thames. A small Dinghy with no supports on the mast and a simple rig with a yard arm supporting a trapezium-shaped sail and U-shaped grove in a piece of wood to secure the boom to the mast.


 



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