how could i forget be in time,skipper j sinclair
how could i forget be in time,skipper j sinclair
I forgot to add the Amethyst WK 635 Skippered by Geoff Henstridge, He also had the Alvidra Elaine WK 111 after Ike mackenzie before selling her to Andy Sutherland.
i remember the boats all coming in to land in the afternoon in the summer time one year & they were all gutting in the harbour, there were 38 Danish boats in that day & 14 Wick boats with a couple of Grimsby trawlers !!!
My brother came home with a bag full of haddies for us that day, he had been gutting fish & helping one of the Wick boats get their fish ready for market.
The haddies were lovely though
Cmey e Scorries
The Immaculate was skippered by Sandy Miller She was WK94 The Economy was skippered by George Thain The Snowdrop was skippered by (Wellum Chimes) William James Coull and then James McKay (Fletter)
Others I forgot about were
Integrity Skippered by Hugh Calder WK412
Godetia Skippered by John Sinclair WK164
Fulmar Skippered by Malcolm Steven WK 90 ?
Girl Margaret Skippered by Jack Ross snr WK343
Trust Skippered by Jim Oag WK428
Speedwell Skippered by John Sinclair WK355 ?
Wellum Chimes had the St Vincent for a while as did Sandy Spence who later worked for Highland buses
John Sinclair that had the Be In Time had the Ebeneezer for a while before before she was sold to John Sutherland of Lybster (not the one Ernie Miller had) Did he not have the Sustain as well???? for a time
Last edited by peter macdonald; 25-Oct-08 at 08:54.
Broken cross Yes Same man the Morning Star was used on the "bill heads " of Millers of St Monance for years
Last edited by peter macdonald; 24-Oct-08 at 21:49.
Aye great times and if the harbour ever fills with yachts it will never be the same. Some of the old boys mentioned would not believe it possible if they saw the harbour now.
Seonaid Skipper Donnie Calder then Dod Bremner (or was it one of the Dunbars) WK29
North Star Skipper Hugh Calder WK29
Silver Cloud (two boats) Skippered by George Carter WK80 WK270
Deveronside Skipper Donald Calder WK176
Fram Skipper Noel Sutherland WK28
Moira Skipper Alec Calder then Noel Sutherland WK439
Restless Wave Skipper Alec Calder WK439
Alban Skipper Alec Cowie WK222
Fairy Queen Skipper Donnie Calder WK204
Wanderer Skipper Billy Keith WK501
Procure Skipper Jack Young WK186
Cordelia Skipper Don Carter WK226
Valena Skipper George Carter ??
Loch Lorna Skipper Donald Cormack WK156
Morvenna Skipper Alec Calder WK439
Restless Wave 11 Skipper Jim Dunbar WK339
Glad Tidings Skipper John George Forbes ??
A list of the top of my head so any more ?? ;-))))
Last edited by peter macdonald; 25-Oct-08 at 11:31.
Was ther a boat called the Souter Lass or something similar. It was green. I remember as a boy getting a shot of steering it towards Lybster Harbour on one of the harbour trust days. edit, actually may have been thinking of the Restless wave, was that green? Think it was the "sister ship" of the silver cloud.
One Lybster boat which mean alot to me is the Maple Leaf, Owned by Jock Canadian. My old man used to work on it occasionally. Is Jock still alive.
Last edited by Average; 07-Nov-08 at 13:43.
Average Aye the Restless Wave was green as was the Alban
Two Lybster boats i could not remember the numbers of were the Glad Tidings WK372 and Valena WK99
A couple of Wick boats I cant remember but was told of were the Sunbeam , Sprig and the Bonito WK20 which George More had before he bought the Bluebell The Speedwell was WK3 not as i had written
Horseman its a bit of both re memory and records The memory is fine for stuff like this but if you ask me what happened last week I would not have much of a clue !! The records I have are scribbled down bits of paper Olsens Almanacs various books etc
Ive really enjoyed putting the bits and pieces on here if nothing else to remind people how it once was
PM
Last edited by peter macdonald; 07-Nov-08 at 22:30.
yeah that's my Dad james fletter mackay,weird seeing his name on the puter he would have been fair proud of that thanks.
just had a look at the wk boats site and was very impressed ,but it just shows how much of a loss the fishing industry is to Wick .
Yes the harbour was the hub of the town when I was growing up,we spent most days around there, fishing under the wharf,the smells are the things I remember most,fishermem mending nets the shops etc.I worked in the butchers ,so had great laughs with some of the great characters that are sadly no longer with us.Its very sad to see the run down state of the area and the silence there is now.But always take a stroll around the area when I come home for a visit
regards JL
I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER, SO FAR SO GOOD
Peter I have had a few private messages asking for info regarding the dates the old fishing boats were built etc.I have directed them to the link that you posted.To all others wishing to view pictures of the fishing fleet the link is on the last page,thanks to those who have sent enquires but the link is far more interesting,than any replies from me.
Regards JL
I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER, SO FAR SO GOOD
This is a wonderful thread.... many thanks
Peter - did you mention The Elsie Budge? Likely I've missed it, you have named all of the others ! What a memory you have.
Can you not smell the sea water ?
Trinkie
memory fails at this.back of the war
ronnie sutherlands father skippered the immaculate[tommy]
the tern was robert swanson num brother derby wiseman brother in law and dutchy and geordag thain for a time
num then had the golden eagle built in scalloway
when you look over all this some were staxigoe somelybster others keiss and from all over
who was it picked up the abandonded scrob off orkney and towed her in
not sure was it the endeavour
she lay at the foot of the shore road for ages until money changed hands
another scrob came over then and took her back home
wiseman and alister henderson then went together memory fails tony
The Norwegian picked up off Copinsay was the Juny She was found by George Swanson in the Enterprise WK229 off the top of my head John Bain William Swanson Andrew Taylor and ?? Robertson were the crew at the time Billy MacKenzie that worked for the GPO was out pleasure tripping when they found her I think this would be in 1966
Apologies Tony ...Robert Swanson had the Tern It was the Pursuit WK69 that James "Derby" Swanson had!!
Last edited by peter macdonald; 24-Oct-08 at 21:13.
thats definrtly some of the crew that picked up the norwegian at least long john and taylor were on her
they abandonded ship on the norgwegan coast
she had a shot of fish aboard too[smellan] tony
Tony Did it not half hum !!! I must look into where she came from in Norway She was about 60ft in length
must check who thisswanson was and if he came from staxigoe as derby never had a boat maybe come up with it tomorrow tony
Peter and Mizpah - of course you are right - thank you.
I stand corrected.
Trinkie
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