Winkle brigs in the news (again)

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Julian Swindell
Username: Julian_swindell

Registered: 03-2007
   
Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 03:02 pm:      
I had the thrill last year of seeing my old Winkle Brig in Practical Boat Owner. I hadn't expected further glory in this month's Classic Boat. Skimming through the July issue in Smith's I was caught by the illustration to the article on buying a first classic boat:

Not just my "old" boat, but my photo! They must have nicked it off the website. I shall send them a letter asking for a bit of acknowledgment.

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Barend Nieuwendijk
Username: Barend_nieuwendijk

Registered: 08-2008
   
Posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 11:05 pm:      
Hi Jullian,
Probably they printed the picture of Pelican to honour you for al the good work you have done for the Winkle Brig website!

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Julian Swindell
Username: Julian_swindell

Registered: 03-2007
   
Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 11:28 am:      
Thanks for your kind comments Barend. I was going to write to Classic Boat and say "hey, you can't just use my photo" but then I remembered that I had posted this picture on Wikipedia with a note to say anyone could use it. So they did. But it was a nice picture, so it is nice to see it published. The place I anchored, which is below Studland village in Dorset, is so shallow that I waded ashore. When I turned round the sun just caught to boat for a moment (it was late September) so I snapped the picture