Sandy Kinghorn
Sandy belongs to: Cullercoats RNLI & The Coble and Keelboat Society
Sandy was born in North Shields. At the age of 16 he began his maritime training and went to sea at 18. He is Lifeboat Visits Officer for Cullercoats RNLI and a member of the Coble and Keelboat Society.
Sandy was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 9 December 2005. The interview took place at Discovery Museum People's Gallery and lasted 46 minutes and 7 seconds.
Teaching knotting skills
Teaching knotting skills
Sandy teaching knots to his crew on the Golden Wonder.
Sandy has 19 memories in the memorynet:
Sandy's memories with a Music and Poetry theme:
Sandy's other memories:
Training school for the merchant navy- Adjusting to life at sea
- Progress through the merchant navy
- A day at sea
- Taking the family to sea
- Ships in bottles
- Smells
- Chooky the rooster
- The RNLI and the Coble and Keelboat Society
Continuous Certificate of Discharge- Notebooks and diaries of flights and voyages
- Master's certificate
- The Panama Canal
- Loading cargo in Ghana
- Taking the family on ship
- Teaching knotting skills
- Chooky the Rooster
- The Golden Bear
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