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THE FINAL EXPERT TO COME ON SKIPPER’S BOAT

The final expert to come on Skipper’s boat in the boatyard was Ian, he is a specialist boat electrician and works for Boat Electrics. Here he is squeezing himself into an awkward space on the pilot ........

MEET MURRAY

This is Murray, he is an expert sailmaker. He makes his sails in a sail loft and repairs sails too at M.C.Sails. And his sister does boat upholstery, they are both perfectionists. Here he is helpi ........

SKIPPER’S BOAT IS GOING BACK TO SEA

At last, skipper’s boat is going back to sea. Because of covid she missed last summer. But she is now on the trolley which will take her down to the water. She has just had her mast dropped in with ........

DEAR GEORGE!

George is more or less the same age as RASCAL, who had his great sailing adventure with Skipper. At this age imagination often feels like reality. When young children read a book they can be there, ........

FISHERMEN IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

Rascal shares his watery world with fishermen scattered up the Western Isles of Scotland from the River Clyde in the south to KInlockbervie in the north. Many of them fish for sea food that is expo ........

RASCAL’S YACHT

Here is a picture of the yacht on which Rascal was crew. I think he took this picture. The yacht is on a mooring at Otter Ferry, a beautiful spot in Loch Fyne complete with a pub. This yacht was bu ........

JOCK, OUR SEAFARING HERO, FROM TIGHNABRUAICH

IMAGINE being in a small boat halfway across the Atlantic to America, ALL ON YOUR OWN, when a MIGHTY storm blows up. Then you hear a BANG! It is your mast breaking, and it falls into the water com ........

BABY DUCKS SWIMMING ROUND SKIPPER’S BOAT

Here is a family of Eider ducks in Rhu Marina where Skipper took his boat after carefully motoring down the river Clyde from Dumbarton. If you look carefully you will see six mother ducks surroundi ........