BLUEMOMENT

marisca wrote:I can't find Frank amongst this forum's membership but he has certainly posted with erudition on TOP in the past, so I doubt whether that qualifies him as a real world inhabitant.

Shame.

There are people in the real world. I see them out of my windows.

(I've found him on YBW. Bosun.)

marisca wrote:The boat is a Robert Clark 42.

Never heard of 'em. Like the look of the Robert Clark's google throws up.

Was up in Peterhead yesterday and saw Bosun with the Stbd pushpit bent a little.

I don't know Frank personally, but if he needs a hand with anything while he's in Peterhead, I'd be happy to give him any assistance that I can. Even if it's only to come over to Rowana for a brew.

If anyone wants to Pm me, I can give you contact details to pass on.


I know what it feels like to be hit by a sudden squall in that area. I've gone from flat calm to having the Stbd rail awash in 10seconds flat! A bit buttock clenching to say the least!

Frank is a very real person

I spent a very pleasant evening with him in the Malt Whisky Society in Leith a while ago

He was sharing the details of his most recent voyage to Norway in his fine vessel

I'm very pleased to hear that he and his crew are well

He is sometimes to be found in TOP with the moniker "Bosonof"

Didn't Bosun end up being pummeled on a sandbank off the east coast a couple of years ago and undergo extensive repairs?

Having watched "Bosun of Forth" entering the Marina at Peterhead I have to say, I did not envy the crews position one bit. Just an hour beforehand, I had been returning to the Marina from Aberdeen and on seeing the conditions, thought to myself "I don't fancy being out there today !"

In praise of the skipper, his berthing was impeccable, considering what they had just been through.
She is currently still berthed in Peterhead - I suspect they had had enough of sailing for a bit and had returned to Edinburgh.

A fine looking vessel though.

Shuggy wrote:Didn't Bosun end up being pummeled on a sandbank off the east coast a couple of years ago and undergo extensive repairs?

Yes that's right. Suffered a grounding on the Scroby Sands and had to have some repairs (not all that extensive really) to cracked frames and planking, rudder too AFAIR. Since then she has been cruising Norway and Sweden and this was her first return to Scotland for about 18 months.

Re Puddock's generous remarks, Frank is a retired helicopter driver and has a very well developed spatial awareness and sensitivity to wind and tide.

Bosun's previous owner was the delivery skipper who helped me (or rather, I helped him!) bring our last boat up from Essex to Argyll in 2006. I then delivered some spare sails to Bosun in Port Edgar.

Rowana wrote:
I don't know Frank personally, but if he needs a hand with anything while he's in Peterhead, I'd be happy to give him any assistance that I can. Even if it's only to come over to Rowana for a brew.

If anyone wants to Pm me, I can give you contact details to pass on.

I too am available to lend a hand if needed....

I am beginning to regret by-passing Peterhead on my latest trek back to the Forth. In my defence, the sea was flat and the tide was very much with us, and anyway it was too early in the morning.
I have heard that Frank has been known to catch the odd mackerel so if you were to feel like blockading his boat ........

I've stopped in P'head a few times on the way south: nice little marina, very excellent showers, not too pricey ( well that was after Lossiemouth), a reasonable Wotherspoons in the town as well as a purveyor of fine fish suppers.

I also had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of wine with Mr & Mrs Puddock aboard their fine vessel, Rosalie

Ocklepoint wrote:I've stopped in P'head a few times on the way south: nice little marina, very excellent showers, not too pricey ( well that was after Lossiemouth), a reasonable Wotherspoons in the town as well as a purveyor of fine fish suppers.

I also had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of wine with Mr & Mrs Puddock aboard their fine vessel, Rosalie

Don't whatever you do have the steak at Weatherspoons - it was the chewiest most tasteless piece of leather I have ever eaten. The onion rings and chips were fine though, and the real ale at £1.60 a pint was the welcome back from Norway we were needing.

Is this a new Mrs Puddock or was it some time ago? We need to know.

Ermmm....... it was a "temporary" Mrs Puddock

Oh dear, have I put my size nine in it..............I do apologise if I have caused any embarrassment

No appologies required, myself and Mrs P Mk1 were seperated at the time. I suppose it could have been called a bit of a transition period ...
How did your trip back down south go?

Was up in Peterhead today and had a look at Bosun after another bit of a blow yesterday. All the ropes were fine, but a couple of the flaps on the sail cover round the lazyjacks had blown open, so I climbed aboard and re-did the velcro to stop them flapping about.

Are you at home at the moment Ron? I didn't see any sign of life round the good ship Rosally.