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Whit mak is the boat in the front ?
Added by Spoot on 15 November 2008
Enterprise.
Added by William Watters on 18 November 2008
It could be an Enterprise, dont ken if many in Orkney, except that the Longhope sailing club had one that was purchased fae Westray in the late 90`s.
Added by Alistair Cameron on 18 November 2008
Is it an enterprise?
Added by Mark Ridgway on 18 November 2008
Luks like an owld widden Enterprise.
Added by Allan Besant on 18 November 2008
Glad to know that after 30 years of avoiding this ... I do remember sailing them in islay..... on my own.. aged 7.....nae lies
Added by Mark Ridgway on 18 November 2008
Is that Holm Snipe H6 'Firewood' in background ?
Added by Karen Muir on 21 November 2008
There used to be several Enterprises came across the Firth for the regattas in the '60s - Scrabster sailing club seems spring to mind.
Added by Fred Grieve on 24 November 2008
Westray club had 4 or 5 Enterprises, two people I recall racing them were the late Norman Cooper and Jim Burgher. Boat names I seem to remember were El Diablo and Diana, don't know if those boats were sailed by Norman and Jim. Dr Haywood in Kirkwall had one - Skua? Don't know if he actually raced her in Kirkwall Bay - possibility he may have been in Westray before moving to the Clay Loan. Finally of course John Leslie in Kirkwall had Merry Dancer.
Added by Raymond Grieve on 27 November 2008
Karen like you I think that is Firewood. Could be Kontiki disappearing behind the Enterprise mainsail as she had a dark hull with sky blue sails. On the right of the Enterprise is another Snipe and a Merlin Rocket. I think the Merlin is my uncle Dan in First Attampt - sure he had a suit of sails that had no sail number.
Had the pleasure of sailing with your Dad at one Holm regatta as he thought it wis "a bit windy for you". At the time my wife was my crew in my Albacore Corona, wife was not happy that I left her ashore to sail with your Dad. As we lived in the village at the time we looked upon the Holm regatta as our home event even though we raced in Kirkwall. Got cold shoulder at home and at sea that day as it was a good blow and raining with it. Funny how you don't mind getting weet fae the sea, but rain!!
Don't think we won anything that day, but we did stay upright and got as many Snipes as possible on the water.
Had the pleasure of sailing with your Dad at one Holm regatta as he thought it wis "a bit windy for you". At the time my wife was my crew in my Albacore Corona, wife was not happy that I left her ashore to sail with your Dad. As we lived in the village at the time we looked upon the Holm regatta as our home event even though we raced in Kirkwall. Got cold shoulder at home and at sea that day as it was a good blow and raining with it. Funny how you don't mind getting weet fae the sea, but rain!!
Don't think we won anything that day, but we did stay upright and got as many Snipes as possible on the water.
Added by Raymond Grieve on 27 November 2008
Hi Raymond, could one of the westray boats been "Tystie" as I think that may have been the name for the one that went to Longhope.
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Added by Alistair Cameron on 28 November 2008
St Margaret's Hope
