Lest we Forget

 

Just good Books

 Hi,

As the header says if you are looking for good books as we turn into winter here in the north, you could do worse than checking out any one or all of my fine books.

If you are interested an all things maritime and the amazing maritime heritage of the old Port of Leith,

Thanks to anyone who has seen any of my books it is much appreciated. 

Steam Yachts built at Leith

 As a result of my recent book launch for the latest in the Leith built ships series, one of the well known journalists for the Scotsman newspaper attended the launch of steam yachts built at Leith and has just published this article in Scotland on Sunday newspaper.

Almost 100 of these magnificent ships were built over a 50 year period from around 1878 to 1928

You will find the article at the following link- 

The luxurious Leith-built steam yachts owned by stars like Elizabeth Taylor highlighted in new book

The Gilded Age for sure.

Port of Leith

 

This Monday, 29th June, I’m launching Leith Built Ships, Volume 5: Steam Yachts (1875–1928) at the Port of Leith Distillery — a perfect setting, built on the very ground where Henry Robb’s shipwrights once shaped some of Scotland’s finest vessels. Join me for a short talk on Leith’s steam yacht legacy, a few stories from the yards, and a celebration of the craftsmanship that helped shape the Royal Yacht Britannia just down the road.

Book launch this Monday

 29th July at the Port of Leith Distillery: Leith Built Ships, Volume 5 – Steam Yachts (1875–1928). Ships, stories, steam yachts, and a distillery built on Henry Robb’s old yard — it doesn’t get more Leith than that. Get your book signed or purchase from the flyer for your discount from the publishers.

D-Day now 82 years on

 

Lets not forget that many young people would see the French coast on the morning of June 6th 1944,

many would never return. They gave their own futures so that we would have ours, lets not waste the days they gave to us.

New book published today

Very pleased to be able to say that the latest book in the series of ships built at Leith has now been published.

Magnificent Steam Yachts of Leith, 1870–1928 (Volume 5) sails straight into the golden era of luxury at sea. Leith’s shipyards produced some of the finest steam yachts ever built—elegant, extravagant, and far ahead of their time. This book uncovers their remarkable stories through rare archival material and storytelling, a look back at a world long vanished.