The Boats That Fish From Troon Harbour

THE BOATS WHICH THE BOATS WHICH FISH FROM TROON FISH FROM TROON

HARBOURHARBOUR

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VERVINE BA VERVINE BA 842842

•VERVINE BA 842 IS REGISTERED IN BALLANTRAE AND WAS BUILT IN 1970. •THIS IS HER BERTHED IN TROON ON 13/8/08, SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG BOTTOM TRAWL AND FISHES FOR SCALLOPS USING DREDGES. •HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 16.90 MTR. •SHE IS OWNED IN TOBERMORY.

MORVEN OB 37MORVEN OB 37

•MORVEN OB 37 SEEN HERE IN TROON ON 14/10/08 .

•SHE WAS BUILT IN 1987 AT DUNSTON ON TYNE AND IS REGISTERED IN OBAN.

• BUILT FROM STEEL AND HER REGISTERED LEGTH IS 13.40 MTR

•FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG BOTTOM TRAWL GEAR •OWNED BY GIBSON WIER OF MALLAIG

RHODANNA B14RHODANNA B14

• RHODANNA B 14 WHICH IS REGISTERED IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND.

• SHE WAS BUILT IN BUCKIE, SCOTLAND IN 1970 AND HAS A REGISTERED LENGTH OF 20.20 MTR.

• SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG BOTTOM TRAWLS

TAY-LEE BA 821TAY-LEE BA 821

• TAY LEE BA 821 WHICH IS REGISTERED IN BALLANTRAE SEEN IN TROON ON 27/8/08.

• SHE WAS BUILT AT MANCHESTER IN 1999.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 9.90 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG BOTTOM TRAWLS.

• SHE ALSO HAS A POT HAULER ABOARD.

• OWNED BY LORIMAR GIBSON OF DUNURE

DAWN WATCH 2 BA 120DAWN WATCH 2 BA 120

• DAWN WATCH 2 BA 120 IS REGISTERED IN BALLANTRAE AND IS SEEN HERE IN TROON IN JANUARY 2009.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 15.96 MTR.

• BUILT AT MACDUFF IN 1962.

• SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING BOTTOM TRAWL GEAR.

• PREVIOUSLY NAMED HARMONY AND QUEEN OF THE ISLES

STARDUST N227STARDUST N227

• STARDUST N227 IS REGISTERED IN NEWRY, NORTHERN IRELAND.

• SEEN IN TROON ON 1/10/08.

• BUILT OF WOOD 1974 IN ARBROATH.

• SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL.

• CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN GIRVAN QUITE REGULARLY.

FAIR MORN V BA 19FAIR MORN V BA 19

• FAIRMORN V BA 19 IS REGISTERED IN BALLANTRAE SEEN HERE CAREFULY MANOUVERING IN TROON HARBOUR.

• BUILT FROM WOOD AT MACDUFF IN 1973.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 17.20 MTR.

• SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• OWNED BY CLIVE MUNRO. • PREVIOUSLY NAMED

ATHENA

AQUINIS BA 500AQUINIS BA 500

• AQUINIS BA 500 IS REGISTERED IN BALLANTRAE.

• SHE IS VERY RARELY SEEN IN TROON.

• MAINLY FISHES FROM KIRCUDBRIGHT.

• BUILT OF STEEL AT HEPWORTHS OF HULL IN 1992.

• FISHES DREDGES ALL YEAR.

• THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY TIME I HAVE SEEN HER IN TROON.

SPES BONA V BA 107SPES BONA V BA 107

• SPES BONA V BA 107 IS A STEEL HULLED FISHING VESSEL BUILT ON THE ISLE OF BUTE IN 2004.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 14.95 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• ONE OF THE NEWEST BOATS IN TROON AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST MONEY MAKERS £££.

• THE SPES BONA BA 107 HAS BEEN A FAMILY NAME AND NUMBER FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS.

• OWNED ROBIN AND DONALD GIBSON

WESTON BAY OB 129WESTON BAY OB 129

• WESTON BAY IS BUILT FROM FIBER / PLASTIC AND WAS BUILT AT PENRYN IN 1985.

• SHE UNDERTOOK A MAJOR REFIT AT NOBLES OF GIRVAN SHIP YARD LAST YEAR.

• SHE FISHES VERY WELL FOR A SMALL BOAT OF ONLY 12.20 MTRS.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG TRAWL GEAR.

SILVER QUEST AR 190SILVER QUEST AR 190

• SILVER QUEST AR 190 IS A WOODEN HULLED FISHING VESSEL BUILT IN 1971 AT FRASERBURGH.

• SHE FISHES WELL AND IS WELL KNOWN TO LAND BIG CATCHES.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 16.92 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

FREEDOM III BA 280FREEDOM III BA 280

• FREEDOM III BA 280 IS A WOODEN BUILT FISHING VESSEL.

• BUILT IN 1967 AT BUCKIE.• HER REGISTERED

LENGTH IS 19.72 MTR.• FISHES FOR PRAWNS

USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY NAMED SEA FIRE.

TRUST AR 871TRUST AR 871

• TRUST AR 871 IS A WOODEN HULLED FISHING VESSEL.

• BUILT IN 1974 IN EYEMOUTH. • HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS

16.83 MTR. • SHE IS WORKED VERY HARD

COMPARED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER BOATS IN TROON ALWAYS THE FIRST OUT THE HARBOUR AND THE LAST IN AT NIGHT BUT SHE IS VERY WELL KEPT.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

OUR VENTURE K 355OUR VENTURE K 355

• OUR VENTURE K 355 IS REGISTERED IN KIRKWALL.

• BUILT FROM STEEL IN THE AILSA TROON YARD IN 1982.

• SHE FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN AND SINGLE RIG TRAWL GEARS.

• OWNED BY THE COMPANY SB FISH WHO ALSO RUN THE FISHMARKET.

JUBILEE STAR B 268JUBILEE STAR B 268• JUBILEE STAR B 268 IS A

WOODEN HULLED FISHING VESSEL.

• BUILT IN BANGOR CO DOWN, IRELAND IN 1976.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 13.76 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• OWNED BY GARRY McKINNON OF KILMARNOCK.

• SHE IS WORKED HARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE.

• SADLY SINCE THIS POWERPOINT WAS WRITTEN THE JUBILEE STAR TRAWLED OVER 50 TON IRON BOUY HOLDER AND CAPSIZED AND SANK. ALL CREW WERE RECOVERED SAFE AND WELL

ISLANDER BA 316ISLANDER BA 316

• ISLANDER IS A WOODEN HULLED FISHING VESSEL.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG TRAWL GEAR. SHE ALSO FISHES FOR SCALLOPES USING DREDGES.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 16.66 MTR.

• BUILT AT NOBLES OF GIRVAN IN 1967 AS BOY CAMERON INS 314 THEN WAS RENAMED BOY CAMERON BA 316 IN 1990 FINALLY RENAMED TO ISLANDER BA 316 IN 1991.

• OWNED BY ROBBY ROPER FROM BALLANTRAE.

OCEANA BF 840OCEANA BF 840

• OCEANA BF 840 IS REGISTERED IN BANFF, SCOTLAND.

• A STEEL HULLED FISHING VESSEL BUILT AT PETERHEAD IN 2000.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 9.95 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING BOTH SINGLE AND TWIN RIG TRAWLS.

• OWNED BY THE COMPANYS SB FISH AND TRUST FISHING.

AEOLUS BA 808 AEOLUS BA 808

• AEOLUS BA 808 IS A STEEL HULLED FISHING VESSEL.

• BUILT AT THE AILSA TROON YARD IN 1997.

• HER REGESTERED LEGNTH IS 13.67 MTR.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• ONE ON THE NEWER BOATS IN THE HARBOUR.

• OWNED BY JAMES JACK FROM DUNURE

SERINAH GH 116SERINAH GH 116

• SERINAH GH 116 IS A STEEL HULLED TRAWLER.

• BUILT IN BERWICKSHIRE IN 2000.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 9.99 MTR.

• A SISTER SHIP TO THE OCEANA BF 840 WHICH ALSO FISHES FROM TROON.

• FISHES BOTH TWIN AND SINGLE RIG TRAWL GEAR.

BLUE ARC OB 593BLUE ARC OB 593

• BLUE ARC OB 593 IS A STEEL HULLED TRAWLER.

• BUILT AT TOBERMORAY ON THE ISLE OF MULL IN 1995.

• FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG TRAWL.

• HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 8.87 MTR.

• OWNED BY ANDY AND DREW GIBSON OF DUNURE.

• SHE IS THE SMALLEST BOAT IN THE HARBOUR JUST NOW

ANDRIAS N 470ANDRIAS N 470

• ANDRIAS N 470 IS A WOODEN HULLED TRAWLER.

• BUILT AT BANFF IN 1967. • SHE FISHES FOR

PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG TRAWL GEAR.

• HER REGESTERED LENGTH IS 18.30 MTR.

• REGISTERED IN NEWRY, NORTHERN IRELAND.

STARLIGHT FR 934 STARLIGHT FR 934 •STARLIGHT FR 934 IS A FIBER/ PLASTIC HULLED FISHING VESSEL. •BUILT IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 2000. •HER REGESTERED LENGTH IS 9.20 MTR. •MADE BY A COMPANY CALLED GEMINI CATS. WHO MAKE THE MOULD FOR THESE CATARMARANS. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS ONLY 9.20 MTR SHE IS VERY STABLE IN ROUGH SEAS.•FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING SINGLE RIG PRAWNS GEAR.

OCEAN MAID BA 55OCEAN MAID BA 55•OCEAN MAID BA 55 IS A WOODEN HULLED TRAWLER. •BUILT IN ST. MONANCE IN 1973. •HER REGISTERED LENGTH IS 19.62 MTR. •SHE USUALLY WORKS UP NORTH OUT OF FRASERBURGH AND PETERHEAD BUT BECAUSE THE OWNERS WERE PUTTING HER UP FOR SALE SHE WAS MOVED DOWN TO TROON. •FISHES FOR PRAWNS USING TWIN RIG TRAWL GEAR.• SHE IS USUALLY ONE OF THE TOP MONEY MAKERS FOR DOWN IN THE SOUTH WEST OF SCOTLAND.