The Naiad Voyages

These are the voyages of Naiad, a Fairey Falcon dinghy in the fashion of Shoal Waters.

For non-boat related stuff you should see my other page which may be found at markausten.co.uk.

For details of the reconstruction of Naiad you should see the reconstruction project log.

Naiad's mainsail is bent onto the mast using individual grommets that have plastic parrel beads threaded onto the line and while this works Read More

This year has, for the non-retired sailor of a small shoal-draft boat, been a bit of a dead loss. Most of the weekends on which I did Read More

Naiad has spent the Winter on her mooring and as a result of this she will have marine growth on her hull under the waterline. This will be Read More

The type of sailing I do in Naiad is not what you might call normal. In fact, as the title states, it's a bit of an oddity. I cruise, yes, Read More