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NEW DRASCOMBE BOATS & ALL THINGS DRASCOMBEWelcome to the centre of the Drascombe universe! For all your Drascombe needs, keep clicking! Throughout the website, click on the Drascombe boat & it will take you where you want to be. Just like in real life!
Director, Drascombe Association Committee Member & arch enthusiast: Stewart Brown Telephone/Fax: 01256 896292 What would you like to do?
Look at the Drascombe range, past & present
Buy a new Drascombe, specified by you & built specially for you
Details of our Drascombe Drifter 22
Buy a pre-owned Drascombe. List up-dated 20.01.10
Buy a new trailer
Living with a traditional trailer
Maintain or repair a Drascombe or modify it to suit your specific needs
Sails & rigging
Accessories to improve your pleasure or spares to replace old & worn
Sell a Drascombe (probably to up-grade!). Our brokerage service.
Drascombe anecdotes & humour. My quirky page!
We have a combined experience of over fifty years of sailing, maintaining & building these lovely boats. CAST OFF FORWARD, CAST OFF AFT, CAST OFF GLOOM!So the UK is just creeping out of recession & the price of fuel is climbing ever higher. What are you going to do to keep smiling & enjoy life? The best thing to do is buy a new Drascombe boat. The strong brand name of Drascombe & the reputation of the boats means that depreciation is very low. If you had bought a new boat in January 2008, the depreciation over the year would have been less than on your shares in Footsie 100 Companies. Your Drascombe would certainly have given you more pleasure! Having once bought your boat, the costs in use are quite modest. There are still a lot of places where you can launch & recover for free. On a good day's sailing, you may only use the engine for under an hour so 5 litres of fuel will last you a long time. A bit of rowing can save even that small amount of fuel & keep you fit in the process. Maintenance costs on the boat & equipment are very low. Although the costs are low, the enjoyment levels can be very high. The sheer joy of sailing is reason enough on its own but you might also do a bit of fishing. Most of your catch can be eaten. There is nothing tastier than a fresh fish you have just caught yourself. A disposable BBQ is cheap. Take along some olive oil, lemon juice & black pepper or mixed herbs. Even cheaper is to hang your fish from a twig over a small wood fire, Ray Mears style. If finances won't run to a new Drascombe, we always have a selection of pre-owned boats. Either way, you can provide days of enjoyment for yourself, family & friends for very little expense. Buck the trend & enjoy 2010! SPECIAL OFFER ON A NEW DRASCOMBEWe fully recognize that you may need to keep things economical & be satisfied that you have got best value for your money. So, if you buy a new Drascombe we will put an engine on it FREE OF CHARGE as a gift from one Drascombe Enthusiast to another. BRAKE FLUSHING ON TRAILERS
We are now offering a Brake Flushing facility as an option on our braked swinging cradle trailers. FUTURE SHOWSHISWA, AMSTERDAM, 02 - 07 MarchA nice show, worth a visit. Drascombe Nederland will be exhibiting Drascombes, including the Drifter 22. Michel & Antoine Maartens both speak excellent English & will extend to you a Drascombe welcome. http://www.hiswarai.nl While you are there, visit Smits Koffiehuis, close to the Central Station. Go downstairs to the waterfront level. Order Coffee, Apple Pie & extra Cream. Leave yourself time to relax & enjoy it! http://www.smitskoffiehuis.nl/ BEALE PARK, 04 - 06 June Our regional Boat Show near Pangbourne, Reading in Berkshire. Always a very pleasant weekend in lovely, country park surroundings. Picnics, boats on the lake, wandering minstrels &, of course, Drascombes. http://www.bealeparkboatshow.co.uk SEAFAIR HAVEN, 03 - 10 July Maybe not a 'Show' but a grand event with spectators which is based on the Milford Haven Waterway. http://www.seafairhaven.org.uk It embraces traditional & classic boats so I shall be going in Bolitho 10, our Drascombe Drifter 22. http://www.seafairhaven.org.uk/content.asp?article_id=1130&dp_id=1&directory_id=10&d=10 Do come & have a chat. SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW September may seem a long way off, but I bet we get there quicker than you think (or would like!). This show is getting stronger & stronger & we really enjoy being there. If you are unlucky, you may need your oilies but you can see nice boats in the fresh air (& even nicer boats if you visit our stand!). Look up & spot the Drascombe flags. AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW The July issue of Practical Boat Owner contained a review of our Drascombe Drifter 22. If you missed it, I can e.mail it to you.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DRASCOMBE VOYAGE
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