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Visit to Seahouses

Posted on January 11, 2009 by admin

January 2009Seahouses FestivalHistoric Vessels visit Seahouses NEMT Crews took the old ringer/seiner Rachel Douglas and the seiner Favourite up to this year’s Seahouses Festival in June. The boats were joined by locally based sailing coble Golden Gleam to remind visitors … Continue reading →

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A Coble Restored

Posted on September 11, 2008 by admin

Peggy is Back in the Water Old Northumbrian sailing coble “Peggy” has just been re-launched after extensive restoration work by Fred Crowell, Tyneside’s last wooden boatbuilder. Fred has been rebuilding the vessel over the last three months in his workshop … Continue reading →

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Bringing boat back to former glory

Posted on July 18, 2008 by admin

WOODEN vessels, from collier brigs to pilot cobles, used to be the work horses of the Tyne. But over the years they have dwindled to almost nothing on the river. But now a new South Tyneside-based group has committed itself … Continue reading →

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Henry Frederick Swan

Posted on July 16, 2008 by admin

THE Henry Frederick Swan was built during the First World War at the Cowes yard of S E Saunders on the Isle of Wight. She cost 6,901 to construct, and was a gift from the widow of Henry Frederick Swan … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Trust Afloat

Posted on July 15, 2008 by admin

July 2008 HANDY MEN … the restoration team, from left, Ted Smith, Peter Weightman, Gordon Brown, Abiy Shiberu Zegeye and Fred Crowell ETHIOPIAN Abiy Shiberu Zegeye may be a long way from home but he’s found real friends among a … Continue reading →

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Seahouses Festival – 2008

Posted on June 11, 2008 by admin

Historic Vessels visit Seahouses Sorry, no photographs of the Rachel Doulas or Favourite. There is one of the Golden Gleam taken about a year earlier than their visit. NEMT Crews took the old ringer/seiner Rachel Douglas and the seiner Favourite … Continue reading →

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Rachel Douglas – Seahouses 2002

Posted on November 11, 2002 by admin

Ted Smith, Peter Weightman and Gordon Brown take the newly acquired Rachel Douglas to introduce themselves to fishing family in Seahouses who used to own her and especially to Rachel Harvey (nee Douglas) after whom she was named. She had … Continue reading →

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