Journalism

My journalistic experiences began in the early 1960's with contracts for regular features in boating magazines, and the Sunday Times national newspaper with my own column. Later I had my own weekly column in the local Maldon & Burnham nwspaper. I produced entries for 'Encyclopedia Brittanica', and also wrote the 'House Histories' under contract for several large company's. I wrote and published several books, namely 'Golden Rolls' (a history of the British Cigarette Industry), and books on boatbuilding namely 'Hartley's Guide To Boatbuilding', and 'Ferro-Cement Boats'. For my knowledge of boats and boatbuilding I was awarded several honourary degrees and acceptance to prestigious institutions affording me the letters mSNAME and amRINA.

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