Boy David

Boy David

by | Oct 5, 2018 | Fleet

Another of the popular Cygnus gm32s, the Boy David ry.148 was one of the 1st of the design, built in 1976 for Hartlepool owners as Cygnus hl.107. She was fitted with a 120hp Ford engine and canvas shelter deck.  She fished gill nets and a prawn trawl from Hartlepool....
Alauna

Alauna

by | Oct 5, 2018 | Fleet

Gerrards of Arbroath launched the 50ft wooden hulled Scorton ah.37 in 1973 for Hartlepool skipper Frank Reid and Tom Horsefield of Hertoness Engineering. Fitted with a 200hp volvo penta engine, she was rigged as a trawler and with her distinctive shaped Gerrards bow,...
Sustainability

Sustainability

by | Mar 14, 2018 | IsleofMan

Sustainability Fishermen and processors here on the Isle of Man have always worked closely together to ensure that only the best quality scallops are landed, with the remainder of the stock being protected for the future. Over the last decade Manx fishermen have also...