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 as the name of 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 Wully Draigle is a fabulous sailboat commanded by the dashing but fearsome Capt'n Dunc. His motley crew is known as The Wully Draigles.

This summer, the Wully Draigle will be sailing north to Desolation Sound.

Capt'n Dunc and crew wish you Fair Wynds and Following Seas!