An Introduction
Boats
and sailing have been my passion in life and since my early teenage
years I have been "simply messing about in boats", having owned numerous
sailing dinghies and small sailing cruisers. On my retirement as a Ships'
Agency Manager in East Africa and the Middle East, where for 35 years
I was involved with ships and the men who manned them, I have settled
on the shores of Lochgoil off the Clyde Estuary where many of the greatest
ships and yachts were built - The Cutty Sark, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth,
Shamrocks I and II, Sceptre and Britannia to name but a few.
Since
my retirement my love of the sea, sailing and hull form led me to making
accurate, detailed, traditional full hull and half-hull models of yachts
and work boats. To date I have over 35 of these in my collection. Requests
from friends to make models for them developed into my accepting commissions
and for the last 10 years I have produced numerous models on this basis.
Some
of these have been half-hull trophies for the Melges 24 Class World
Championships held in Torquay, a full hull model of a Moody 36 yacht
for the British Waterways diarama display at the London Boat Show 2000
and a trophy for the Corribee Owners Association, as well as very many
for private individuals who wished to have a model of their yacht.
These
entirely hand crafted replicas make ideal birthday or Christmas gifts
from a First Mate to her skipper husband or for yacht clubs as race
prizes. Or simply for the boat owner who wishes to have a model of his
yacht for display in the home.