Category Archives: Peggy

Ownership It was customary with a coble to put the name of the owner on the port stern quarter and while this was particularly true of those fishing off the Northumberland Coast it appears that with a good many boats … Continue reading →

Offsets When I said one sunny afternoon, my son and I with the aid of his girlfriend took Peggy’s lines, it was not strictly true. What we did, was to take a series of offsets at five stations, one at … Continue reading →

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 →