Coch-y-bonddhu or Cocky was a small dinghy with a tanned sail made for Charles Renold after Arthur Ransome had introduced him to fishing, built so that Ransome could teach him to sail on Windermere. Renold sailed her a little, but preferred to fish so gave her to Arthur. Jeff Parker-Eaton bought Cochy from Lairg in Sutherland. In 1968, she was subsequently sold through Henderson’s boat yard in Mallaig to fiddler and historian Charlie McFarland for use as a fishing boat from Kilcamb Lodge Hotel at Strontian. Cochy is owned by TARS and is on loan to Windermere School.
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