Shortly after arriving in Southampton for my final year of school, I went to the Southampton Boat Show with my housemates. In true English fashion, the days we went to the show were windy and rainy. Near the entrance to the show were some smaller boats on land. On display were a handful of nice looking gaffers and pulling boats. There was a good spread of construction methods with carvel and lapstrake being represented along with modern cold moulded and strip planked boats. O