We are grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this article about the Campbeltown-built ‘Be Ready’ LK 377 (Yard No. 69). We have already published a photocopy of this article from Bobby Wylie but here we can view a scan of the original article, published on 20th March, 1987. You…
Be Ready
Campbeltown-built Be Ready – Photo courtesy of Ronnie McNally. We are grateful to Betty Fullerton of Burra, Shetland for sending us this link. It shows how the Campbeltown-built boat, Be Ready LK 377 (Yard no. 69), launched in 1989 for Theo Fullerton, went on fire on the 22nd January,…
We are very grateful to Ronnie McNally, former Foreman Loftsman, at Campbeltown Shipyard for these photos. Ronnie put this collection together of around a 100 photos of boats that were built at the yard. They were displayed on the wall of the loft at the yard during the time that…
Two articles of interest in Fishing News related to Campbeltown-built boats, the Be Ready and the Donevale II. Celebration dinner for first winner of award Shetland Skipper, Theo Fullerton of the 80ft. ‘Be Ready’ has been chosen as the first winner of Fishing News’ Young Skipper of the Year Award….