Weekly Snaps

17 May 2024 Yotties' Week

Last week, the annual Yotties' Working Party returned to don their white overalls once again and return to their beloved Britannia. Working alongside our current Maintenance team, they painted, scrubbed, sanded and polished – only to be interrupted by their traditional daily tot of Pusser’s rum!

Our Yotties delighted in chatting to visitors, regaling stories about life on the Royal Yacht as it sailed over one million miles around the globe.

All photographs by Tony Marsh. 

Previous Weeks 2024

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3 May 2024 10 May 2024 17 May 2024 Yotties' Week 17 May 2024

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5 April 2024 12 April 2024 19 April 2024 26 April 2024

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1 March 2024 8 March 2024 15 March 2024 22 March 2024 29 March 2024

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5 January 2024 12 January 2024 19 January 2024 26 January 2024

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Dec

1 December 2023 8 December 2023 15 December 2023 22 December 2023 29 December 2023

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3 November 2023 10 November 2023 17 November 2023 24 November 2023

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6 October 2023 13 October 2023 18 October 2023 27 October 2023

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1 September 2023 8 September 2023 15 September 2023 22 September 2023 29 September 2023

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4 August 2023 11 August 2023 18 August 2023 25 August 2023

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6 July 2023 HM The King aboard Britannia 14 July 2023 21 July 2023 28 July 2023

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3 March 2023 10 March 2023 17 March 2023 24 March 2023 31 March 2023

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3 February 2023 Doddie Aid Regatta 3 February 2023 10 February 2023 17 February 2023 24 February 2023

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6 January 2023 13 January 2023 20 January 2023 27 January 2023

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2 December 2022 9 December 2022 16 December 2022 23 December 2022

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4 November 2022 11 November 2022 18 November 2022 25 November 2022

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A large group of Yotties are standing in a group waving and throwing their caps in the air as they stand together on the Fo'c's'le Deck.

Welcome back Yotties!

A Yottie is wiping the outside of the front of the hull with a sponge.

Washing down the Upper Deck.

Two Yotties are reaching through a large hole on the now brushing the hull. The Royal Coat of Arms and gold line can be seen.

Yotties attending to the Bow.

Two Yotties are painting on the Fo'c's'le Deck.

Maintaining the Fo'c's'le Deck.

Two Yotties are sitting in a Whaler boat painting the inside. Another Yottie is looking up into the camera.

Painting one of the Jolly Boats.

A large group of Yotties standing waving their caps in the air as they stand on the bow of The Royal Yacht Britannia.

Smiling with pride, the Yotties are thrilled to return to their much-loved Britannia.

Four Yotties working on the Fo'c's'le Deck.

Sprucing up the Fo'c's'le Deck.

A Yottie standing smiling on the Royal Barge holding a paint scraper.

The Yotties worked alongside the current Maintenance team painting, scrubbing, sanding and polishing.

Stripping back the paint on the Royal Barge.

A visitor chatting with a Yottie as he demonstrates the navigation equipment.

Visitors were lucky to receive insider stories from Britannia's working life.

A Yottie working in a small boat.

Tending to one of the Whaler boats.

A Yottie polishing in the perfectly maintained Engine Room at Britannia. There are lots of dials and gauges and all of the chrome is gleaming.

Polishing the pristine Engine Room.

Three Yotties are painting in a boat.

Hands-on Yotties, preserving the ship's nautical heritage with great care.

Two rows of Yotties are in a group waving at the camera, while standing next to a bronze statue of a former Yottie.

Farewell Yotties for another year, we loved seeing you again.