Splash Day
Friday 21st may 2010 saw ‘Ulla’ take to the water in a boatbuilders launch, no speechifying, BBQ’s or plonk for us – we will do something more flamboyant once the signwriter has applied her name. A small selection of snaps from the occasion follow.
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- Topher – who pretty well built the boat
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- Adrian, our leader without whose drive this boat wouldn’t have materialised
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- Sue – the first our thirty quid rowers
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- John – who generously gave up his part of the cowshed so the build could happen
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- now isn’t that pretty
And for some idea of her grace in action some moving images
Maiden voyage – pretty good synchronicity considering this was the first time.
And after a few minutes practice.
The home run
Beautiful photos of a great boat. I hope she wins every trophy going!
Gav
Actually, if I ruled the world and had my non-competitive, they’d all win all the trophies
I think we all win with such a community building effort as this, Gav.
It’s a thrill to see these boats turning out so beautifully and with such enthusiasm. Makes me wish I was there.
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What a grand thing it was to look up and see the beautiful ‘Ulla’ coming to visit us at the ‘Coigach Lass’s’ launch ! What a great surprise…we really felt honoured! It was a pleasure to have you all there and great to try out each other’s boats! Looking forward to seeing the lovely ‘Ulla’ and equally lovely crew down in Anstruther on Saturday! Slainthe!…oh and Chris, the cakes were fab as usual