by David Aldred | Mar 30, 2020
They do say a lot can happen within a short period of time, such as an attempt upon the Outright World Water Speed Record but in this case, here we are in March during the midst of a rapidly spreading global pandemic, that last month I never imagined having to write...
by David Aldred | Feb 27, 2020
Yes here it is at last, our first diary update for 2020 having skipped doing one for January whilst we had an extended break as a result of waiting upon material arriving to continue with the build of our jet hydroplane Longbow. Thank you to those who wrote in asking...
by David Aldred | Dec 26, 2019
Welcome to our Christmas update for the Project of building our jet hydroplane Longbow on the Fylde Coast, Lancashire here in the U.K. As the year draws to a close we were forced to vacate the workshop when it was taken over by a small group of people who were down on...
by David Aldred | Nov 30, 2019
We begin this month’s update with a celebration of 65 years since the iconic Bluebird K7 jet hydroplane of Donald Campbell CBE, was built in my Red Rose County of Lancashire by the main contractors, Samlesbury Engineering who were once located on the outskirts...
by David Aldred | Oct 25, 2019
Welcome to this month’s update as the clocks roll back here in the UK, bringing with it the shorter daylight, colder seasons, spooky Halloween and the heaters along with dehumidifier are switched back on in our little cottage workshop. So other than meeting up...
