White Wing

White Wing (ME 113) is a Baldie, a single masted variant of the Fifie lugsail design which was popular on the East coast of Scotland from the 1850s until well into the 20th century.

The Maggie Law Database of ME Registered Craft describes her as having been built in Gardenstown in 1917 and first registered in Montrose in 1942 with Robert Gowans and Robert Davidon named as joint owners. Of 7 tons displacement and length 33 feet she is powered by motor and lug foresail and crewed by four men.

In 1953 she was acquired by David Lownie and his brother Andrew Lownie of Gourdon.

Ms Ruth Macaulay (nee Lownie) is the daughter of David Lownie and has provided the photographs shown in the gallery below. These together with the captions added by Ms Macaulay form a first hand record of White Wing's time in Gourdon. Ms Macaulay records how the two brothers fished with creels for lobster and crab  during the summer months and with lines for cod and haddock during the winter months. Andrew retired in 1975 but David continued fishing until the boat was sold in 1986.