with
special thanks to.... Dave Jordan, Peter Dalrymple and Steve
Norris
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The Portlight - © Dave
Jordan
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There
is nothing quite like a sailing ship at sea.... and here, we
thank Dave Jordan for this lovely shot from the Swale Match of
1985.
It features the barge Portlight and
it was a dramatic moment as Dave explains.....
| "Taking the photograph almost proved to be
a disaster. The bowsprit of the Portlight came across our
stern. In fact, some four feet of it was inboard. My
pal, who was at the helm, took rapid evasive action. I
recollect the skipper of the barge shouting 'Please move
out of the way'.... or, at least, that's what he meant to
say"
- Dave Jordan . |
Of course, there are more relaxed times as in
Peter Dalrymple's photo of another barge - Steve Norris's Greta
(below).
The Greta - © Peter Dalrymple
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The Greta at Red Sands - ©
Peter Dalrymple
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The Greta shot is just one of a lovely selection of photos
taken and
kindly made available to Simply Whitstabe by Peter.
The lovingly restored Greta runs excursions from Whitstable harbour and
Peter has captured some of the vessel's modern day exploits to
landmarks in the estuary.
Here we feature dramatic shots of visits to the Red Sands army forts
off the coast of Tankerton.
The photo on the right shows the approach
to the forts. The one below was taken by Steve Norris from the
top of one of the towers....
Greta from the Red Sands Forts -
With Thanks to Steve Norris & Peter Dalrymple
Our final shots were taken during the time of the
Barge match in the year 2000. An un-identified barge returns to
the harbour at low tide
© Dave Taylor
As mentioned in our introduction to our Thames
Barge feature, the design of the barge enables it to operate in
shallow water...
© Dave Taylor
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