Taking crabbing to a new level
Built by Parkol Marine Engineering to an Ian Paton design for English fishing company Waterdance, new crabber Winter of Ladram has started fishing from Salcombe. The steel hull is topped…
New generation crabber ready for launch
The covers have come off the new crabber under construction at the Parkol yard in Whitby for Waterdance, and Winter of Ladram is immediately attracting attention. Winter of Ladram is…
Margaret of Ladram smashes another record
Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie and his crew of Margaret of Ladram have punched through yet another Brixham port record. The catch was landed into Holyhead after a trip fishing in the…
Successful Sumwing trials on UK beamer
English fishing company Waterdance has been impressed enough with the performance of a pair of Sumwings that replaced beam trawler Margaret of Ladram’s regular gear that the intention is to…
Margaret of Ladram is trying out Dutch-style Sumwing beam trawl gear
Western FPO trying out Sumwing
Waterdance beam trawler Margaret of Ladram, skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie, is trialling a Sumwing beam trawl to gather data on how this gear affects vessel fuel efficiency and catches compared to traditional gears. …
Rapid progress is on the construction of crabber Winter of Ladram. Images: Waterdance
Waterdance builds new crabber
Construction has started on a new crabber for English fishing company Waterdance. Scheduled for completion by May 2022, the new 21 metre crabber will become Winter of Ladram and will…
Amanda of Ladram is taking shape at the Parkol yard in Whitby
New netter for Waterdance
A new 20 metre netter for South-West fishing company Waterdance is taking shape at Parkol Marine Engineering in Whitby. Due to be delivered in April, this will be the first…
Georgina of Ladram on sea trials in the Wadden Zee prior to delivery by the Luyt yard to owners Waterdance. Image: Jan Koster
New beamer joins UK fleet
A new beam trawler is a rarity, and a new beamer for the UK fleet is even more of a rarity – but Waterdance is about to take delivery of…
Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie and Margaret of Ladram’s crew celebrating the record grossing. Image: Waterdance
Margaret of Ladram smashes Brixham port record
Waterdance’s beam trawler Margaret of Ladram smashed Brixham fish market’s record this week, landing the biggest grossing trip the port has ever seen. After landing in Brixham, skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie…
Jo of Ladram is the former trawler George Johannes. Image: Waterdance
Workboat joins Waterdance fleet
UK fishing company Waterdance Ltd has added the Jo of Ladram to its expanding fleet. The former trawler George Johannes, Jo of Ladram will be employed on guardship duties from…