North Queensferry Boat Club’s first skiff is getting close to it’s completion stage due to the excellent productivity of the club’s principal boat builder Frank Wood. Just before Christmas 2011 Frank called Gordon Scobie, who kicked matters off at North Queensferry. Frank had read an article in the local press and offered his practical assistance in building the skiff. Not only did he have the skills he had all of his own tools, he was retired and could come along every day if that was ok with the others!!!
Gordon Scobbie comments “ OK with us!?! it’s been a gods send. The manner in which Frank has approached this project would give the new carriers being built in the nearby Rosyth Dockyard a run for their money. We took ownership of our second kit last Thursday and as the local Carnegie College Painting and Decorating apprentices complete the painting of skiff Number one Frank shall be laying the Keel of NQ skiff number two, like a good productive Scottish boatyard.”
North Queesferry Coastal Rowing Club has now been set up and will be affiliating with the SCRA, joining in with the 2012 regattas and looking to host their own regatta in the future. They are planning launch date for Sunday 06 May 2012 PM (time to be confirmed). There will be a party on the pier with music, barbecue and singing from the local primary school children. That is the second day of Port Seton regatta, but some may be able to drop in while passing on the way home, and hopefully plenty of locals will turn out to support their new commuity club!
North Queensferry are looking forward to the resurrection of the historic racing across the Forth between the new crew from the North and their very good friends from South Queensferry.