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Monday, August 8, 2011
The "Robyn Rae"
Can't mention the Shillings - Harry, Iris, Peter, Wendy and Robyn - without mentioning their boat the "Robyn Rae". Unfortunately I don't have a photo of "Robyn Rae" - named after Robyn, and Wendy Rae. She was moored in a berth beside the Raymond Island Ferry. Not sure how big she was, but she was a metal boat, painted aqua blue with red trim if I remember correctly and as well as the Captain's cabin had sleeping berths for about 8 other people in bunks aft. We spent several holidays on the boat at Paynesville with them. I well remember a trip to the Grange, where we caught lots of eels and I lost my sunglasses off the jetty, shrimping with nets from the marina jetty, swimming near Progress Jetty, trawling for skip-jacks. I also remember Harry broke his arm one day when he was doing something to the engine. I know we used to have some photos or slides - goodness knows what happened to them.
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Blast from the past Jan. I've got photos and heaps of gossip.
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