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Nautical Studies at Amble Modern School
I attended Amble County Secondary Modern School in the 1960. In 1965-66 I was in what I believe was the second year of the Nautical Studies class. Many of my fellow pupils came from other areas and lodged with Amble families. I have often wondered what became of the two year course, it’s boat called Sea Quest and the original school boat that I think was “The Collingwood”. Can anyone help?
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It was still going strong when I was there up to 1978 (Sea Quest and the course!) Mr Shawcross was the Seamanship/Nautical studies teacher.
Any 'youngsters' care to comment on more recent years? :D |
Mr Smith was the original teacher and had spent many years at sea. Initially the class was bases in the dinner room. On one occasion Mr Smith brought in his collection of slide to show us all. To this day his ship going through the Panama Canal sticks in my memory.
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Not sure about the course ,but we bought and brought the boat 'SeaQuest' back to Amble from Berwick back in 2000. Got lots of photos of her . She was in a sorry state back in 2000 but even in a worse shape now ..............................the boat was recently cut in half to be used as a tea room or something .
She'll never float again :-) |
I was at amble school in the late 60's. Mr smith was a great teacher, and brave. We sailed sea quest up to sea houses. Not a bad trip, but the journey back was horrendous, we nearly missed our moorings due to a stern wind. The English and maths teacher was also a master mariner and a really nice bloke.
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We at Amble Coastal Rowing Club rescued 4 old oars from the old Shorebase about 7 years ago as the building was to be demolished. We believe the oars were from a seamanship rowing cutter, probably the Collingwood.
They have been restored and all four were used today to row to Coquet Island |
I hope they are the “Collingwood’s” oars, so a little bit of Amble history has been preserved. I remember the oars being painted white or blue and although of equal dimensions differing in weight. Lads of, shall we say “lesser physical stature” who needed built up as would not have met the physical requirements for joining the navy rowed with the heavy oars whiles us “larger lads” got the lighter ones.
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Here's a picture of Seaquest and I think it may be the Collingwood, I have a few black & white photos of Seaquest taken in the 60's showing some of the pupils.
https://i.postimg.cc/yx8kfPH9/60seaq5.jpg |
Heres another:
https://i.postimg.cc/yddHtrDV/60seaq10.jpg |
Fantastic and atmospheric pictures of Sea Quest, the “pram dingy” and the Collingwood with its masts in place. It’s definitely the Collingwood as on the side it says, “Amble Modern School”. I’ve been searching the internet for a long time for a picture of Sea Quest. Thanks!
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Here's a couple more:
https://i.postimg.cc/bJhDKBWS/60seaq1.jpg |
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Many thanks. In my time on Sea Quest 1965/66 the hull was varnished not painted.
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