The Courage (2)
We all need courage at the moment…..
Posts from the ‘MacDuff’ category
The Quiet Streets
The View
That’s Banff, Scotland over in the far distance…
The Chinese Restaurant at 2 Crook O’Ness Street
…closed of course…
The Not Door
The Voe Jarl Arrives…
I have a soft spot for the Voe Jarl – something of a cross between a tug and a workboat. The Voe Jarl arrived in MacDuff Harbour tonight. MacDuff Harbour and the town of MacDuff are extraordinarily quiet at the moment with all pubs and restaurants closed because of the virus. Let’s hope we get back to normal soon.
The Cluster of Trawlers
The Courage (1)
The Lighthouse (Ver 2)
The BF9 – A Banff, Scotland Based Fishing Vessel
British fishing vessels have a name and a registration number. BF = Banff, Scotland and the registration number 9.
The Inner Harbour
The Crystal Sea
See a larger version of the image here.
The MacDuff Harbour Slip at Night
The Sidewinder
One of the older style of trawler (not many left now)
The Harbour at Night
MacDuff Harbour during the night
The Inner Harbour, MacDuff
The Doors (or Otter Boards)
These great big lumps of metal are towed behind trawlers. Their aquadynamic shape help to keep the ‘mouth’ of the trawl net open (a bit like wings flying through the water) and the hapless fish are caught in the net, never to escape.
The Bulbous Forefoot
The Bulbous Forefoot or, Bulbous Bow, greatly increases fuel efficiency and the fins help with stability. More about this technology (an American invention) here. The ‘snoot’ shown below belongs to a trawler but most ships are built with bulbous bows these days.
The Stairway
The Eternal Light
The Temporary Neighbour
The view from our house…
The Slip
The Street
A street in MacDuff, Scotland
The Prop
The Rois Mhairi
A visitor to the MacDuff Harbour
