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    Quote Originally Posted by Tighsonas4 View Post
    Spray
    sprightly
    tern
    golden eagle
    immaculate
    jean and florence
    Sprightly skipper Sanny Adamson
    Tern skipper James Swanson
    Jean and Florence skipper Ronnie Sutherland
    Golden Eagle skipper Robert Swanson
    Immaculate was owned by Walter Sutherland the chemist


    An other one was the
    Solace skipper Harry Clyne
    There were 2 Fisher Boys that Jimmy Bremner had ,the first one was built in Wick and was wrecked on Thurso beach in a gale in the early 1950s the second one was also built in Wick and was wrecked on Brimms Ness around 1956

    Coachman you are correct The Morning Star was built for Donald MacDonald (Dusty) and Hugh MacDonald (Big Hughie from Armadale) around 1955 by Millers of St Monance She was sold to John Taylor of Ulbster and his brothers (Alec MacKenzie skippered her for a while) She then was sold again and Donald Plowman was skipper until she was sold to Hatlepool in 1981 She is now a houseboat in the south of England An occupation shared by the Spindrift and Bill Wisemans old boat the Rival to name but 2
    Last edited by peter macdonald; 24-Oct-08 at 15:53.

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