Made in Gourock

It's a late shift at the shipyard tonight, more boats have just been delivered to the Mitchell in preparation for the exhibition next week, and when boats were being collected from Inverclyde schools, P6 in St Ninian's Primary was working right up to the last moment.

And what a beautifully crafted vessel they have made. Well worth the work!

The pupils at St Ninian's decided that 'views of Gourock' would be the theme for their boat, their own hometown and where George Wyllie lived and worked for so many, many years.

The sails of the boat are covered in photographs of the Gourock coast, many with further boats and ships on the Clyde. The mast is a large question mark and, if you look carefully, you'll realise that it's made of lots and lots of words. They say "George Wyllie'.

There are lots of other details to discover in this boat. Inside, it's full of smaller boats, made by individual pupils, with different views of the town drawn on them, as well as famous Wyllie scul?tures. The lifebelts, on both sides, feature George Wyllie and the P6 pupils themselves.

And proudly printed on the plaque on the stern of the boat, is the proclamation, "Made in Gourock".

This is a wonderful ship, P6 and well worth all that work you put in, right up to the last moment. Well done!