Wick’s Isabella Fortuna to appear at Portsoy festival again

Published: 14:20, 03 June 2024

The historic fishing boat Isabella Fortuna in Wick Bay on Saturday morning as part of the send-off for round-Britain rowers Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross. Picture: Alan Hendry

The Wick Society’s historic fishing vessel Isabella Fortuna will again be paying a visit to the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy this summer.

The 19th-century Fifie is among around 30 traditional boats from around the UK that will sail into the Aberdeenshire port over the weekend of June 22/23.

The festival programme includes a big line-up of musical acts and a display by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Whisky distillery Glenglassaugh is the festival’s headline sponsor.

On Saturday, the Isabella Fortuna joined in the send-off for Wick couple Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross as they set off on their round-Britain rowing challenge.

Members of the Wick Society’s boat section on the Isabella Fortuna in Wick Bay on Saturday, watching local couple Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross set off on their round-Britain rowing challenge. Picture: Alan Hendry

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