SALCOATS HARBOUR

[maggie]

[tuc]

ma dad used to take the sunday papers to aran on the spindrift

[Penny Tray]

I see a street in Saltcoats has been called SPINDRIFT WYND. Is there a connection?

[maggie]

My late husband took the papers
to Arran when he was a boy on the
spindrift

[Hughie]

I remember the Spindrift as a lovely varished wooden craft in Saltcoats taking trippers around the nearby bay. Must be a common name 'cause there's a Spindrift berthed in our local harbour here in Oz.

[tuc]

was there not a sister boat to the spindrift

[rab]

hi tuc
there was another boat called the rose marie also rowing boats for hire at saltcoats harbour i went to arran with the papers it was a good day out all these boats belonged to hughie robinson who also had afishmomgers in windmill street saltcoats hope this helps you tuc

rab

[wellparkno9]

Hi Rab, Hughie Robertson didn't own all the boats .There were quite a few owners .Hughie ,(nicknamed the Bull )had a brother Jimmy (nicknamed the Craw ).In the '50's Jimmy had 2 boats ,cant remember their names.Hughie had as you say the "Spindrift "and I think the "Rose Marie".Mattha Ried and his son Jimmy had the "Diana"and other boats as well. Sheddan ,(nicknamed the Blink) had the "Elsie"John Fleming had the "Morning Star"Old Mattha Ried owned the Spindrift before Robertson had it .Most boats in them days had petrol-parrafin engines,they were started with petrol and changed over to parrafin when they warmed up.In the '60's a lot of them were changed to diesel.In the early '70's Billy Smith had the "Delmar"and Neil Gibson had the "Sea Urchin" Its changed days now ,I dont think there is any boats moored at Saltcoats any more, Sam.

[David Young]

I remember Jimmy Ried letting go out on his boat for free and I used to spin for mackerel and take them home for tea and what was left the cat got

[tuc]

hi tuc
there was another boat called the rose marie also rowing boats for hire at saltcoats harbour i went to arran with the papers it was a good day out all these boats belonged to hughie robinson who also had afishmomgers in windmill street saltcoats hope this helps you tuc

rab

cheers rab i knew hughue well as ma dad harry used to work for him

[meekan]

I can remember going with my folks on several occasions for sails around 'the bay' on quite a few of these motor boats but the only name I can remember is the "spindrift"
I would imagine that Spindrift Wynd is named after the motor boat, because at least one other street in that estate has a local maritime connection, i.e. Betsy Miller Wynd.
After doing a quick read of what I had written I had to correct my spelling of Sindrift Wynd ------- I have no idea what goes on on that neighbourhood.

[rab]

hi sam
i sam the craw had the tystie and bdw and the boat billy smith had was the lorna i ran about with billy at that time charlie plu had one as well cant remember the name though
rab