Welcome to the Drascombe Association on the Web

The Drascombe Association is a group of enthusiasts dedicated to the traditional-style sailing boats designed by the late John Watkinson. Around 5000 Drascombes of all types have been built since the first Lugger was launched in 1966. They are all simple, rugged, and seakindly.

How to join the Drascombe Association.

News:

Got any Drascombe related videos you wish to share? Put them on youtube and they can be added to the new Video section (currently empty) on the Links page. If you don't have the knowhow yourself, then mail them to the webmaster for loading onto youtube. (updated 18/05/2009)

The first rally of 2009 has been underway this weekend and hopefully some photos will soon follow. Please note the new email for rally photos is 'rallyphotos@...'. (updated 04/05/2009)

HELP! We need a new Treasurer. Our current Treasurer has been in the job for a long time and was hoping to retire from it. We thought we had a replacement, but unfortunately this is not the case. For more details please see the Secretary's Notebook in the upcoming DAN. (updated 21/04/2009)

The photo competition winners were announced at the AGM. Winning entries will be displayed on here once May DAN has been published. Many thanks to those who entered and those who voted. (updated 15/03/2009)

The 2009 events page is now available. Further details of each event will be added when we have them. (updated 15/12/2008)

If you are a rally organiser or even just a participant you can add a short description of the rally in the gallery page. Just sent me a short text c/o the comments page. (updated 12/06/2008)

If you don't pay your annual subscription to the Drascombe Association by standing order, please read the membership secretary's reminder.

Colin Watt very kindly volunteered to bring the Further Reading page up to date, and so it now contains a much wider selection of suggested books - it's well worth a look.

The Drascombe Forum is the place where you can ask questions, have discussions, and research anything to do with Drascombes. Here are the most recent active topics:

Tim Frampton, the old editor of the Drascombe Association News (DAN), has supplied guidelines for submitting articles and images for the Newsletter. See the articles index.

Contributions (especially pictures or Owner's View items for the About Drascombes page) are always welcome and should be sent to Suzy Godlington. Please see the guidelines for website submissions.

Further Reading - Featured Book

Open Boat Cruising
John Glasspool

Practical advice on preparing a small boat for cruising, with hints on comfort, safety, trailing and launching.