20 Jun Ben Fogle and the Financial Times
Back in 2017 during the legendary Round the Island race Harry had the privilege of sailing with BBC presenter Ben Fogle. Having been to many of the places featured on his shows and articles there was plenty to talk about, it wasn’t long until the topic switched to wooden paddle boards and the workshop in South Devon. Ben’s brief involved the heritage of vintage boats and in particular the look and feel of the Thames Slipper Launches which were a big feature of river life in the 1930’s. Back in the workshop myself and Alen hit the drawing board, using traditional boat...