Comments on: RACHEL DOUGLAS*

By: Jane (Douglas) Cooney

Jane (Douglas) Cooney — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:24:38 +0000

Glad to see the old lady is being looked after so well,my father was John Baxter Douglas, or better known as Jacky Baxter,he would have been proud to see her looking her best, (apart from the tips of her masts which were always blue).but we dont really mind. After she was sold, we often used to visit St Abbs just to see her how she was doing, and like us all she was begining to look her age. but now she is looking her best again, we will have to take a trip to see her once more. Thank you for your hard work.

By: Bob Allen

Bob Allen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:37:23 +0000

My Dad was a Whitby fisherman, so was I for 20 years, he was great friends with Tom and Bella Douglas, the only holidays we had were spent with them at Seahouses.
Dad was a cobleman and I fished in cobles and keelboats out of Whitby. I now have a little 28 foot coble called Morning Star, built by Tony Goodall at Sandsend, I bought her last August and she had an awful wheelhouse on here and I have put her back as she was when Tony built her

By: Peter W

Peter W — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:30:35 +0000

Thanks David, It’s good to hear from people around the world who appreciate our boats; you’ve obviously got a real soft spot for old Rachel Douglas.

By: David Neilson

David Neilson — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:45:02 +0000

Hi – just came across the Rachel Douglas article by chance. When I was a kid we stayed at the Wilson’s boarding house for our summer holidays. I went out on the boat several times. Our eldest daughters teddy bear is actually called Rachel Douglas.
Let me know if there is anyway to participate in the boats upkeep.
I used to use the name in writing technical documents for computer applications and systems. Rachel Douglas was my fictitious user.

thanks

David Neilson
San Francisco