“William Ferris built the Rhoda Mary at Yard on the beach near Point and Penpol, near Falmouth, Cornwall.
This is a site one can still visit.
Kim Stephens died before he could enjoy his painting as shown on http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/kim_stephens.html.
Morwhenna commissioned me saying they had been meaning to commission a
painting. Kim had died, she would like to carry out his wish.
This charming and very unusual marine painting of a Dart class cat, a watercolour, this week end caused a friend of many years to get in touch.
A public service, I had the dubious pleasure of getting up early (I’ll do it for sailing…) for BBC Radio Devon. The good news was it was for Gordon “Sparkie” Sparks who claims he does not interview, rather, chats.