Skell: Skipper of De Bounty, a Tale of Manx Wildlife

June 2007 I met Skell. He is skipper of De Bounty, a trawler. He has been recording his wildlife sightings for many years and was kind enough to copy some of them down for me. Here they are. 1997: 8th April 2 dolphin 8.30am SW of Chickens 12th April Harbour porpoises Port St Mary Bay 21st April Large single dolphin South Port St Mary May 27th Large seal 9 miles south Port St Mary May 27th Large seal 9 miles south of Port St Mary May 30th 4 or 5 porpoises 6 miles SW Chickens June 17th Dolphin jumping out of water Castletown Bay (evening) July 6th Harbour porpoises 4-6 8 or 9 miles south of Port St Mary July 8th Harbour porpoises as ...