The fourth and final Black Velvet, a 30-foot Cornish Crabber,was by far Ewen's favourite as she was ideal for the growing grandchildren and equally suitable for a single-handed, fading grandfather.
Sadly the end came rather unexpectedly when, in 2021, he fell in from the dinghy and was trapped, upside down, over the side but he was able to kick off his boots and so struggle to the bank. Clearly the time had come so she was sold to a good home on the North Sea coast.