Wully DraigleTM

Definition of Wully Draigle, aka WullyDraigle:

Name of a famous sailboat frequently cruising in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada:

Perhaps from Scots Wally (alteration of wallaway, exclamation of woe) + dragle draggle

The first known use was circa 1513. It was later used by the Wully Draigles, the  great champion curling team in Ontario, Canada circa 1865.

Original meaning: the dank scraps of wool left on the shearing shed floor. Notably, the Weirs of Lesmahagow in the  Scottish Lowlands, some allegedly hung for stealing sheep.

Later meanings: a slovenly, disagreeable, loathsome creature; various sailing ships sometimes in need of refitting; shanghaied sailors.

Today, the fabulous sloop Wully Draigle is commanded by the dashing Capt'n Dunc, and its motley crews are known as The Wully Draigles. Unlike the curlers, these sailors don't throw rocks, but sometimes hit them.

This summer, the Wully Draigle sailed north to explore islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Earlier, Capt'n Jules and her shanghaied crew of landbubbers sailed over to anchorages near Nanaimo.

Both Capt'n Graham and Capt'n Dunc found leaping rocks this summer, and Wully Draigle subsequently holed up twice in West Vancouver for inspection.

Capt'n Dunc, Capt'n Jules and Capt'n Graham and their crews wish you Fair Wynds and Following Seas!

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