A few weeks ago, I was talking to Wes Westwood, skipper and owner of the Thames Sailing Barge Victor, built in 1895, and currently residing alongside at the quay right next to ABP Ipswich's office at the old Customs House, on the Wet Dock.
He suggested that I might like to come aboard and follow the barge through her year in 2015, and so I've started, my first trip being a motor up the River Stour from Harwich to Mistley Quay and back again with a group of RSPB birdwatchers, followed by a run up the River Orwell to her home port of Ipswich.
Well, because I'm a film-maker, I of course filmed it for Shipping TV. The trip video is in 3 parts, and the first part is now on this site's video page. I hope I'm allowed to say where it is on this site, so you can see it easily:
I'll add a little reply when I add a new instalment to this film series.
Hope you like it!