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Thursday, 6 October 2011

From Toberonochy to the Battle of Largs, a voyage through some ancient history

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Aileach, a replica birlinn Regular readers will know that Toberonochy is a favourite spot of mine and I am doing my best to put it b...
Thursday, 29 September 2011

Autumn Visitors

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Most of the local boats are laid up now, Stroma included, sitting safely under her winter cover. The moorings are of course still out, so...
Friday, 23 September 2011

Another Buchanan and some Olympic Nonsense

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  John Buchanan was born on New Years Day 1884 into a family of fabulous wealth. His father Francis C Buchanan described his employme...
Thursday, 22 September 2011

James Buchanan of Govancroft, potter and yachtsman

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An enthusiastic supporter of the Scottish Islanders was James Buchanan, the owner of the Govancroft Pottery, which he founded in 1911...
Friday, 16 September 2011

More on the Scottish Islanders

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Because the boats in a one-design class are identical, or at least supposed to be, researching their history is interesting only becau...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011

The Trouble with Old Boat-builders

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Lisa von Luebeck Adrian Morgan has just posted an interesting article on The Trouble With Old Boats , bemoaning the lack of profit in...
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Monday, 12 September 2011

Crinan Classic Boat Festival - Part II

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The Crinan Classics attract an interesting fleet of yachts and this year there were several old favourites including two of the boats i...
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