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    Oct 16, 2020 5 minutes

    LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY

    The revenge of General Patton’s skipper

    Your article on General Patton’s Schooner reminds me of a splendid story about the man, from when he had his previous yacht, . This is recounted in Bill and Phyllis Crowe’s delightful book (Rupert Hart-Davies 1957, Mariners Library No. 35); they actually witnessed the incident, having been tipped off in advance. It seems that Patton was something of a stickler for doing everything with military precision, and could be a severe taskmaster to his crew. However, he pushed them a little too hard once too often, so they got their own back on him. They were lying alongside the quay on the day of departure, with visitors from the shore aboard, and with some of the ship’s

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