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Quotes

Dive straight in and have a quick listen to these interesting snippets from the fascinating lives of our interviewees to learn about how life has been on the seas over the past decades in some of their lovely old Isle of Wight accents. They’re generally a couple of minutes long and there are hundreds of them for you to enjoy. Just click /touch to hear them.

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Two fisherman asleep underneath a boat on the beach

Andy Butler on Fishing

Walter and 'Teddy' Attrill, with their wrecked boat following the 'Romola' rescue

Andy Butler on Fishing

Fishermen - Bert Baker, George and Walter Attrill, and George Smith

Andy Butler on Fishing

Fisherman making lobsterpots on beach at Ventnor

Andy Butler on Fishing

Two fishermen sitting outside a wooden hut making crab pots

Andy Butler on Fishing

Fishing boat seting out to sea

Andy Butler on Fishing

Two dogs outside a fisherman's hut

Andy Butler on Fishing

Rocket life saving apparatus practice

Andy Butler on Saving Lives at Sea

Coastguards carrying out rocket drill at Steephill

Andy Butler on Saving Lives at Sea

Battery Bay 1981

Andy Butler on Storms

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Spencer Rigging in 2021

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Spencer Rigging in 2021

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Donald Young yacht on the water

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Sailing by Cowes RNLI

Ben Bradley on Boatbuilding

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Regattas

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Sailing

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Ben Bradley on Sailing

Uffa Fox in his studio

Ben Bradley on Sailing

Carol Wootton and colleague

Carol Wootton on Shipbuilding

Carol Wootton having tea

Carol Wootton on Shipbuilding

Down to the Coast Logo in grayscale

Carol Wootton on Shipbuilding

Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia

Carol Wootton on Shipbuilding

Ex-Royal Navy ship HMS Edgar at Spithead whilst in use as a quarantine ship by HM Customs

Carol Wootton on Shipbuilding

SRN5 in foreground and AP1.88 in background

Christopher Bland on Shipbuilding

Hovercraft on land

Christopher Bland on Transport

Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour

Christopher Bland on Transport

Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour

Christopher Bland on Transport

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