SKIPPERS PROFILE
GEORDIE DICKSON

Skipper "Geordie" DICKSON was born in Hartlepool in 1936.

At the ripe age of 16 years he enlisted into the Royal Artillery as a boy entrant.

After 24 years "Geordie" retired and returned back to civilian life and took up charter angling as a profession operating from the Port of Plymouth.

Over the next 25 years he ran and operated vessels all with the now famous "Artilleryman" name.

His anglers broke many records over the years and the boat held the British Rod Caught Record for Coalfish at 37lb 5oz.

During this angling period Geordie instigated the now well know GUERNSEY TRIPS which have proved so successful that now over 20 boats advertise this sort of operation along the south coast.

As a result of his wife's ill health "Geordie" retired from charter fishing in the year 2000. After 2 years his wife had recovered and he was approached to skipper a Lochin 33 "C-CHEETA".

Over a period of the next 5 years he placed this little known vessel on the Angling Map of the United Kingdom.

With so much success the owner of the vessel decided to build and design a new Catamaran. On completion of the mold they were approached by BLYTH WORKCATS so that they could produce a new commercial range of vessels using the same mold.

The new "C-CHEETA" hull was produced in May 2005 and it was anticipated that she would be completed for the start of the 2006 season. However a new twist ensued when the owner at the end of MAY 2005 "sold out" completely to BLYTH WORCATS and only informed "Geordie" when the deal was done!

However all was not lost as BLYTH approached "Geordie" to operate a Charter Boat for them from Plymouth. This will be a new BLYTH CAT, operational from March 2008.