The strip planked cedar shoal draft daysailer 'Windflower' was launched by Upsons of Aldeburgh in May 2004. She is 10m (32ft 8in) LOA and draws 0.53m (21in) with centreplate raised and features twin rudders and twin ballast bilge keels.

Hardy Marine exhibited most of their range at the 2004 Southampton Boat Show. Pictured here are the 32, 36, 42, and the 50 which was being shown for the first time.

Charlie Ward's 45ft barge yacht 'Juno' dried out on the sands of North Norfolk soon after her launch in 2000.

A favourite design for Brooms, the 36 was introduced at the 1993 London Boat Show.

The beautiful strip plank cedar Broads river cruiser 'Moonshadow' was built by Colin Buttifant's Swallowtail Boatyard for Tom and Mary Moore and launched in May 2003. 'Storm' can be seen in the background.

The Hardy Seawings 355 was one of the first hard top sports cruisers when launched in 1995 and was one of a four model range.

'Kajala' is the first of the range of luxemotor style motor barges built by South Holland Marine and is shown here as her steel shell nears completion. She was fitted out by Stoke on Trent Boatbuilders and was launched in 2006.

This 27ft classic powerboat was designed for use on Bangkok's Chao Po River and was tooled for GRP and built in Thailand by Pantawee Marine of Pattaya. She has been designed to appeal to both the private market and as a water taxi for Bangkok's hotels. Boat number one was successfully launched in 2003 and is moored in Bangkok.

The 11ft rowing and sailing dinghy 'Coot' photographed whilst playing Swallows and Amazons on Ullswater in June 2004.

The Broom 39 is the successor to the award winning Broom 38CL. She features improved styling and functionality and demonstrates how the Broom aft cabin range continues to develop through a blend of innovation and evolution.

This elegant Broads sailing cruiser was built by Landamores and Paul Bown and launched in 1982, the first privately commissioned river cruiser built since WW2. She is regularly sailed by her second owners and continues to attract admiring glances.

This rugged cruising powerboat was the first of the current Hardy range to be developed, and has proved very popular with yachtsmen moving from sail to power.

This fine example of an amateur-built Swallow was built by Nick Hanbury who had encouraged me to produce the design. At 14ft 6in long she is an ideal family dayboat, easily managed afloat and ashore, and comfortably towed behind a small family car.

The Birchwood 290 was introduced at the 2005 London Boat Show to critical acclaim, but sadly came too late to revive the company's fortunes. She is seen here in the warm waters off Florida prior to being exhibited at the Fort Lauderdale and Miami boat shows.

Looking at home here on Dutch waters, the 9ft Cockle is a practical and attractive multi-purpose dinghy. She is simple to build, can be rowed with three adults, and sailed with an adult and child, and is genuinely car top-able.

Developed by Falcon Sports Boats in 1983, this was my first powerboat design. She turned heads and proved very popular with around 150 boats built. Shown here on a demonstration run at the Southampton Boat Show sometime in the early 1980s.