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World Knotty At Lybster Harbour Lifeboat Day 24 August

Four ladies teams entered this year for the World Knotty championships at Lybster.  knotty is the ancient games designed to keep the fishermen at Lybster occupied and out of the pub when bad weather kept them in port.  A fast moving cross between hockey and shinty played originally with barrel staves and a cork float.  The cork float still in play but the barrel staves have to be replaced with close replicas made locally.  A fun day out at the at Lybster harbour with visits from the Lifeboat, Isabella Fortuna the last Fifie from Wick the North highland Junior Pipe Band, Visiting Yachts from all over the place... another fun day out was had by all...................On with the pictures and plenty more coming up shortly

Knotty Day Pictures 13 - 24 24 August