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Scotland and the Sea
Scotland's maritime heritage is a highly significant one, embracing as it does a quite outstanding contribution to Britain's development both as an empire and as the world's leading maritime power in the nineteenth century.Scottish engineering, ship-owning and operating, as well as business and entrepreneurial skills, played a major part in the success of the Merchant Navy, while Scottish emigrants took skills to every corner of the world, creating trade and wealth both abroad and at home. In terms of engineering, 'Clyde-built' was the Kitemark for the shipbuilding industry the world over. Scottish shipowners included household names such as Allan, Anchor, Donaldson and Henderson, while Scot...
West Coast Tales
Illustrated throughout with original photographs and drawings, this book offers a comprehensive view of twentieth-century Scottish boating, looking at fishing boats, small craft, ferries, boatyards and shipyards. Working as a ship inspector on the West Coast of Scotland, a society reliant on water transportation, Walter Weyndling had a busy and essential role. Responsible for the sea-worthiness of countless vessels and therefore the lives of their captains and crews, Weyndling's job took him the length of the coast and introduced him to many entertaining characters along the way. The dangers of the sea-faring life are also examined in Weyndling's examinations of marine casualties. Although W...
Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles
Here is a record of the ferries that ply the waters of the coast of Argyll, and the lochs. This illustrated title incorporates a web of stories of boats and crossings, of places and personalities, gleaned from experience, from archives and from people's memories.
Turbine Excursion Steamers
A new book looking at the history of the turbine pleasure steamer in short sea and coastal service on the Clyde, Irish Sea and Cross Channel routes.
Folk Who Live In The West
This book was originally planned to be about people, places and events in beautiful Kintyre but, like Topsy, "e;it just growed"e;--- northwards and southwards --- eventually including tales from Norway and the entire west coast of Scotland, down as far as the Irish Sea.Events in time vary from the reality of the present-day, sweeping back into history, and including Myth and Legend from our ancient Celtic heritage.There is humour and, inevitably, pathos as well as the happenings of every-day life --- naturally occurring ingredients from the comedy and tragedy of every nation's story.
Ships Monthly
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Sea Breezes
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New Scientist
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