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Alexander Robertson & Sons was a boatyard in Sandbank, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, from 1876 to 1980.The yard was located on the shore of the Holy Loch, not far from the Royal Clyde Yacht Club (RCYC) at Hunters Quay, in the building that is now the Royal Marine Hotel, which was the epicentre of early Clyde yachting.
Swan upping in skiffs. Skiffs are both recreational and working boats on the Thames. They can be seen used for swan upping and other general purpose duties. [3] Racing skiffs are specially built for skiffing in competitions at regattas and long-distance marathon events between the various skiff clubs under The Skiff Racing Association rules along the Thames and also for recreational purposes ...
Classic Boat is a British traditional boating magazine published by The Chelsea Magazine Company. It was first published in 1987 and defines classic boats as "boats which endure". It was the first magazine in the UK dedicated to traditional boats and boating. The magazine covers boats of all sizes and type, from any era, and made from any material.
J. H. Taylor & Sons was an English company that primarily built wooden canal boats on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tower Wharf, Chester. [1] Joseph Harry Taylor set up the business with his son Wilfred in 1914 in the Dee Basin. The company was in Wilfred's name as his father was an undischarged bankrupt.
First nine boats built by Foley of Ringsend. Other boats built by local amateur builders of Bray, Devon boat building school and Galway bost building school, Barna: Bray Sailing Club (founded 1896) No active fleets: Two new boats built in Bray by amateurs in 2014. [3] 1896: GBR/IRL: Colleen: L.O.A. 6.71m. James E. Doyle of Kingstown: Various ...
Only about 10 wooden boats were built by John Elliott, John Kerr, and Norman Whyte. [6] There was an original version of a 19 ft (5.8 m) Peterboat built by John Watkinson, similar decking arrangement to the drascombe Lugger, but with a gunter rig sporting a curved yard with a large jib,(similar to the rig on 'Cariad') only the one was ever built.
Fairey was also a keen J-class yacht enthusiast. Fairey came to own Shamrock V built in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton's fifth and last America's Cup challenge. Designed by Charles Nicholson, she was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class rule and is the only remaining J built in wood.
Williams and Parkinson of Deganwy quay were traditional boat builders in North Wales established by Cyril Williams in 1930, later on becoming Williams and Nixon following the Second World War and continuing to build until 1979. Classic wooden boats were built by Williams using traditional techniques mostly in oak, pitch pine, mahogany and teak.