grebeman
Old Codgers Group
- Name
- Barrie
My photographic quest today was to try and get close to the remains of the yacht Iverna, now a wreck on the shore of the Kingsbridge estuary. She was built in 1890 to the orders of a member of the jameson (of Irish whisky fame) family, 118 feet long over the bowsprit, 18 feet beam and carrying over 8000 square feet of sail. She raced the famous yachts of her day, in 1891 she won 23 prizes.
She now lies under the trees near Lincombe on the west side of the estuary. I have to wait for the tide to fall further, and even then it was a struggle to clamber over the rocks and wade through very soft mud.
Her iron frame lies stripped of its teak planking and fallen over on her starboard side.
Seaweed grows along her length and at high tide she often acts as a roosting site for both Redshank and Greenshank.
Her prow lies close under the trees.
She's slowly disintegrating with the passage of time.
Barrie
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She now lies under the trees near Lincombe on the west side of the estuary. I have to wait for the tide to fall further, and even then it was a struggle to clamber over the rocks and wade through very soft mud.
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Her iron frame lies stripped of its teak planking and fallen over on her starboard side.
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Seaweed grows along her length and at high tide she often acts as a roosting site for both Redshank and Greenshank.
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Her prow lies close under the trees.
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She's slowly disintegrating with the passage of time.
Barrie