Yacht Malard?

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Does anyone know the owner of Yacht Malard, who was in the vacinity of little Cumbrae island in the Clyde on Sat night into early sunday morning, 14-15th aug.
I would appreciate if they could get in touch with me.
Thanks, C_W

 

[sarabande]

one 'l' or two 'll's please ?

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

one 'l' or two 'll's please ?

I had not seen the name, only heard it over the vhf radio at around 03.30 - 0400 while rushing back to my mooring in order to make it to the Southern General, where my wife and I held the hand of a teenage girl who we had fostered for 4yrs and sadly died later that day from horrific injuries sustained on sat in a road accident.
Hence the reason for my thinking not been very clear right now.
C_W

 

[sarabande]

Malard or Mallard ?

If Mallard, could be a Loch Fyne Skiff, Sail No 1037 with the Clyde Yacht Clubs Association ?

 

[Saltram31]

Do you know if it was an American Yacht? I know the yacht if it was.

 

[sarabande]

CW - I am so sorry. That is very sad. What a terrible waste of a young life to which you had made such a caring contribution.

Thoughts and prayers with you both tonight. And for the soul of the young lady.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Do you know if it was an American Yacht? I know the yacht if it was.

I cant say, radio speaker dident sound American.
I had to hawl anchor urgently as explained below, but after alerting the coastguard diverted to search for a rib who drifted out past me into the night with a broken down outboard and dissapeared.
After searching for almost an hour and not finding him I was informed by cg that he was taken in tow somewhere near little Cumbrae by Mallard.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

CW - I am so sorry. That is very sad. What a terrible waste of a young life to which you had made such a caring contribution.

Thoughts and prayers with you both tonight. And for the soul of the young lady.

A very tragic waste of a beautiful girl and a very freak accident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-10985343

 

[BrendanS]

Very sad to hear that news.

 

[Kylora]

A very tragic waste of a beautiful girl and a very freak accident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-10985343

I had already sent you a PM before I saw this link.

Thinking of you and your wife during this difficult time.

Ash

 

[Saltram31]

Sorry for your sad loss CW.
If you require details of the yacht I mentioned above, please send me a PM.

 

[jimi]

Our thoughts are with you.

Take care

 

[rich]

And ours,

 

[Morven]

Sorry to hear that sad news,

If the yacht you are looking for is the one I think it is then it belongs to Jeff Provan, he has a cottage down at Portencross and is currently helping out as caretaker on Little Cumbrae. It is a black hulled gaff rigger, Cornish Shrimper / Crabber thingey. I think he keeps it in the wee harbour at Portencross.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Sorry to hear that sad news,

If the yacht you are looking for is the one I think it is then it belongs to Jeff Provan, he has a cottage down at Portencross and is currently helping out as caretaker on Little Cumbrae. It is a black hulled gaff rigger, Cornish Shrimper / Crabber thingey. I think he keeps it in the wee harbour at Portencross.

Thanks for that, I have heard of him and am sure he was the caretaker on the wee Cumbrae until very recently.
Thanks to everyone for your words of condolance.
C_W

 

[S/Y Mallard]

Does anyone know the owner of Yacht Malard, who was in the vacinity of little Cumbrae island in the Clyde on Sat night into early sunday morning, 14-15th aug.
I would appreciate if they could get in touch with me.
Thanks, C_W

Hello. I am aware of this post being very old. But i am pretty sure i own the boat you were asking about. Old wooden Loch Fyne Skiff built in Scotland in 1936.

 

[LittleSister]

Hello. I am aware of this post being very old. But i am pretty sure i own the boat you were asking about. Old wooden Loch Fyne Skiff built in Scotland in 1936.

I don't think Clyde Wanderer has posted on here for a long time. (Hasn't logged in since 2016 according to the Forum.)