THE HERITAGE ARCHIVE
A digital home for the voices, records, and memories of our historic coastal town.
Portsoy's Steam Drifters
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The Daisy, BF1016
Portsoy's First Steam Drifter
The Val, BF19
Owned by the Sutherland Family
The Eglantine, BF860
Owned by the Mair Family
The Clans, BF191
Owners, Hugh and Joel McDonald
The Boy Andrew, BF592
Portsoy's Most Successful Drifter
Painting by Margaret Sherriffs née Mair, grand-daughter of William Mair, Skipper.
HMD Perilia (BF428)
The Primrose Bay, PD181
Hired by Joseph Mair during WW2
Any further information or photographs would be most welcome.
Other Portsoy Drifters
The Roseacre, BF479
Built in Macduff
The Overfall, BF590
One of the Little Ships at Dunkirk
Owner, Henry Findlay;
Skipper George Pirie
The Flower O' May, BF376
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