Coble Boat Race Trophy North Fife 2008. The Boat Races at Newburgh North Fife take place yearly normally next to the Highland Games by day. In 1999 I was approached to make a memorial Trophy in memory of Tam Ross, a builder of Coble fishing boats working out of Newburgh mainly for Salmon and Sea trout. The trophy is for the fastest heat. Cruel, it's a toss up between busting a gut for the trophy or conserving energy for the final and maybe winning a cash prise. The Sterling Silver model is of 1/32nd scale, a coble being 16ft. The plinth is Mahogany and with a convex to allude to the prow to water angle. In the making with repeated red hot silver solders as each piece was built in place, it sagged a wee bit and lost its thrusting line. Och well. The internal spars were originally copper riveted to the hull. There are a couple of gold rivets in place on the model but multiples were a stretch too far in the making. I did my best.
The boat races take place tomorrow come wind or shine, it might rain, it often does. Hopefully I'll be able to show you.
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