Hi again Ken, No I didn't get anything, just incase you have my e-mail wrong I will give it to you again. lesley.mann102@ntlworld.com hope to hear from you soon, Lesley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Grubb" <kengrubb@talktalk.net> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries > Which one was that?? I e-mailed you on Sunday with two articles attached. > Did you get it? > > Regards > > Ken > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lesley mann" <lesley.mann102@ntlworld.com> > To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:07 AM > Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries > > >> Ken did you get my e-mail? Lesley >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kenneth Grubb" <kengrubb@talktalk.net> >> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries >> >> >>> Hello Leslie, >>> >>> I have received an excellent article on the Spithead wherries. Would you >>> care to let me have your e-mail address and I will send you copy off >>> forum. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Ken Grubb >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "lesley mann" <lesley.mann102@ntlworld.com> >>> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:37 PM >>> Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries >>> >>> >>>> Hi Ken, yes I read that, I also read quite a few other newspaper >>>> reports >>>> of >>>> certain activities concerning court actions etc. I love all that, it >>>> really >>>> brings the names you have written down to life doesn't it? I am sure I >>>> have >>>> a book about Portsmouth Watermen with photos in. I will have to have >>>> another look at it to see if your 'Grubb' folk are in there. Wouldn't >>>> it >>>> be >>>> great to get a photo of them. >>>> Regards Lesley >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Kenneth Grubb" <kengrubb@talktalk.net> >>>> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:27 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello again Leslie, >>>>> >>>>> It would seem that your lot often competed against my lot! >>>>> >>>>> In August 1866 during the Royal Albert Yacht Regatta, W.Passells in >>>>> the >>>>> 26ft. long "Duke", J.Passells in the 25 ft. long "Dispatch" and >>>>> W.Grubb >>>>> in >>>>> the 34 ft. long "Robin Hood" took part in a race for sailing wherries. >>>>> >>>>> Result :- "Dispatch" came second, "Robin Hood" lost its sail and >>>>> "Duke" finshed unplaced. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Ken Grubb >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "lesley mann" <lesley.mann102@ntlworld.com> >>>>> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:39 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Kenneth, you refer to The Hampshire Telegraph 19th c Newspaper >>>>>> articles >>>>>> about Watermen. I wonder do you know of a free site or link to this >>>>>> article? My PASSELLS family came from Portsea and Southampton and a >>>>>> few >>>>>> of >>>>>> them were Watermen. I would dearly love to find out if they are >>>>>> mentioned. >>>>>> Lesley Mann >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Kenneth Grubb" <kengrubb@talktalk.net> >>>>>> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:02 PM >>>>>> Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Sailing wherries >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I recently consulted the Hampshire Telegraph of the 19thC and come >>>>>>> across >>>>>>> several references to members of my Portsea family, who were all >>>>>>> watermen, >>>>>>> taking part in various regattas held in Spithead off Southsea beach. >>>>>>> In >>>>>>> 1866, one was competing in a 34 ft. sailing wherry called "Robin >>>>>>> Hood" >>>>>>> which had its mainsail carried away during the race. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know the following:- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. rowing wherries were open boats used predominantly to carry >>>>>>> people >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> goods across the harbour and could be propelled by one to four oars >>>>>>> depending on length, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. sailing wherries were indigenous to the Norfolk Broads, were of >>>>>>> shallow >>>>>>> draught and had a collapsible mast to negotiate bridges. My Norfolk >>>>>>> informant tells me that they were not particularly seaworthy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3. I know that the South Coast sailing wherries did go to sea and >>>>>>> one >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> intercepted off the French coast and suspected of smuggling so they >>>>>>> were >>>>>>> seaworthy. I assume that they were partly or wholly decked out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can anybody tell me how these south coast sailing wherries differed >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> the Norfolk kind and whether they would have been built locally?? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken Grubb >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>>>>>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>>>>>> message >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>>>>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>>>>> message >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>>> Checked by AVG. >>>>>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1382 - Release Date: >>>>>> 16/04/2008 17:34 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>>>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>>>> message >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>>> message >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.3/1392 - Release Date: >>>> 22/04/2008 15:51 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >>> message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1415 - Release Date: >> 05/05/2008 06:01 >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message