Woodenwidget has been selling plans to build folding boats for over ten years and in that time many builders have been kind enough to share their attempts. It is always…

Doolittle sailing at Cannes. Pic by James Taylor This was before the roller furlers were fitted. Doolittle has been sold Over half my life has been spent living aboard boats.…

The Woodenwidget Stasha ‘Tweed’ special edition lightweight nesting dinghy. The Stasha lightweight nesting dinghy from Woodenwidget has been around now for a few years and I used the prototype for…

Borrowed this pic from Raymarine. It shows the colour display and the EV 9 axis sensor. Today I sea trialled the EV100 Tiller pilot and although I have only so…

The Woodenwidget ‘Foldavan’ bicycle caravan. Here it is in ‘Road’ mode. At just 30 kilos it is easy to tow. For all of you out there who love bicycle camping…

The Rheinstrom Y3. The lever makes pumping very easy and keeps the shaft straight minimising seal wear. Normally I wouldn’t write about a boat toilet but when I tried to…

Clever stuff. Imitation teak. The colour and graining is convincing, only the regularity lets it down slightly. Last year I was at Mets trade show for boats. It was an…

Waif was sold in 2013 but is now available again. Move fast, classic yachts like this don’t come around very often. Contact info@woodenwidget.com She might only be 28 feet long…

The sailing world has many extraordinary characters in it’s long history. It’s my experience that the world of sailing is responsible for more ‘interesting characters’ than any other and Bill…

This is all you need for a great sounding hifi. A mains supply to plug the speakers into an an Ipod. Job done! (for the review of the 5040 Sub,…