The Robina Inglis was built in Newhaven (Edinburgh) in 1923 by Martin & Brown and was the first vessel to be built with an engine (30 HP petrol) paraffin Kelvin engine.
The boat was fished from Newhaven until the outbreak of the 2nd World War and was purloined by the Royal Navy to patrol between Eyemouth and Amble, watching out for enemy activity. It was eventually based in Amble as a patrol mine sweeping vessel.
After the war, the Robina Inglis was bought by the Dougal family to fish from Eyemouth. They changed her name to the Good Hope and was the first of several vessels to be thus named by the same family. When the skipper/owner died in 1947, the vessel was laid up on the River Eye, sold back to Newhaven and the name changed back to the Robina Inglis.
The vessel remained in Newhaven until 2012 when Johnny Johnston raised the money to bring this historically important fishing sailing vessel back to Eyemouth.
The boat was fished from Newhaven until the outbreak of the 2nd World War and was purloined by the Royal Navy to patrol between Eyemouth and Amble, watching out for enemy activity. It was eventually based in Amble as a patrol mine sweeping vessel.
After the war, the Robina Inglis was bought by the Dougal family to fish from Eyemouth. They changed her name to the Good Hope and was the first of several vessels to be thus named by the same family. When the skipper/owner died in 1947, the vessel was laid up on the River Eye, sold back to Newhaven and the name changed back to the Robina Inglis.
The vessel remained in Newhaven until 2012 when Johnny Johnston raised the money to bring this historically important fishing sailing vessel back to Eyemouth.