Why Bridlington ?

People often ask why we travel to Bridlington so often during the year, there are many reasons but one of them is the Coble Boats. These traditional boats can still be found up and down the coast and as far away as Cornwall and we are developing more of an interest in them.

In October Ian went over to help them lift one of the boats out of the harbour for annual maintenance and has sent me his photos to share. These photos were taken at sunrise back in last October.

The cradle that the boat sits in moves across the harbour on wheels, If you look at the send photo above you will spot the man with the remote control.

We returned again in December as this boat, The Three Brothers was back in the harbour and work had started on Gratitude in the other boat shed.

There was another boat awaiting restoration, I didn't realise at the time that I would be speaking to the previous owner the next day.

You may ask what I do whilst this is all going on, well I explore coffee shops and craft or hop on a bus and visit nearby places. More about this soon.

If you are interested in seeing these historic boats, the Bridlington preservation society details are here along with a list of sailing dates ( weather permitting)