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.