The Tartan Puffer - Book 1

The Story of Tuffy - Book 1

The Tartan Puffer is a cartoon character based on the life of a Clyde Puffer boat and it's crew. Tuffy is still in use in the West Coast of Scotland today and if your lucky you might just see him Puffing along.

During their hey day The Clyde Puffers would provide an important lifeline to the West Coast. They would serve communities in remote areas which would otherwise be cut off from the outside world. The design of the Puffer was unique in the ship building world, as the hull was flat. Puffers had this feature to allow them to make the delivery of essential supplies to the coastal communities in a most unusual way.

They were given the nickname 'Puffer' due to the characteristic puffing noise from their engines! On arrival at the bay, The Puffer would drop anchor, wait until low tide when it would be beached. Unlike all other boats, this did not affect the integrity of the hull.

As the tide ebbed away all the action would begin and the task of offloading the Puffer would take place in earnest......

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Entertainment

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• Clyde