Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project
Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project By Luan Hanratty I caught up with the lads at the North East Maritime Trust at their boat yard… Read More »Checking Out NEMT’s New Boat-Building Project
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Boats I Can Remember
Boats I Can Remember By Dalton Linkleter (b. 1928) “Orcadian” built by William Dalton Linkleter in 1908. She was a 16 foot 8 long clinker with… Read More »Boats I Can Remember
4th July 1948 — A Line Squall
4th July 1948 — A Line Squall By Dalton Linkleter (b. 1928) It was a Sunday afternoon, mother and father were away, I presume that Platypus was on the… Read More »4th July 1948 — A Line Squall
Model Boats
Model Boats By Dalton Linkleter (b. 1928) My world of model boats has always rotated round the sailing type. I don’t think I ever had… Read More »Model Boats
Bluebird Engine Started for the First Time Since 1967
Bluebird Engine Started for the First Time Since 1967 29th January 2023 The North Shields Bluebird Project fired the engine of the feted and ill-fated… Read More »Bluebird Engine Started for the First Time Since 1967
A Game-Changer for North Shields
A Game-Changer for North Shields 11th January 2023 A ferry link to Scandinavia could return to the Tyne in 2026. The company Bergen Cruise Line… Read More »A Game-Changer for North Shields
Boats on the Tyne
Boats on the Tyne By Dalton Linkleter (b. 1928) Memories of life on the river in the late 1940s and early 50s. When the river… Read More »Boats on the Tyne