Oswald Martin Watts | |
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Born |
Streatham, London, United Kingdom | March 18, 1901
Died | November 1, 1985 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Master mariner, ships chandler, author, yacht designer |
Known for | Captain O M Watts chandlery and brokerage |
Oswald Martin Watts, FRAS, FIN [1] (18 March 1901 – 1 November 1985) was a master mariner and nautical author who founded the ship chandlers and yacht brokerage Captain O. M. Watts. He had a large showroom and mail order department at 49 Albemarle Street, London W1
Oswald Watts was born in Streatham on 18 March 1901 [2] to Alfred Ernest Watts, a chartered accountant, and his wife Lilian. [3]
Watts was a master mariner and nautical author who founded the ship chandlers and yacht brokerage Captain O. M. Watts. [4] [5] During the Second World War and before Watts trained a large number of sailors to their then Yacht Master's (Coastal) certificate. [6] He was also a yacht designer. [7]
In 1965, the BBC weather forecasts for coastal waters were introduced as a result of strong representations on the part of Capt O M Watts, Vice Commodore City Livery Yacht Club, and an editor of ‘Reed’s Nautical Almanac’, together with support from other notable sailors including Senior Rear Commodore Capt W H Coombs, CBE RNR, one of the Younger Brethren of Trinity House.
Watts lived in Norbury, London, SW16 and died on 1 November 1985. [8] [2] He was married and had a daughter.[ citation needed]
Watts was commodore of the City Livery Yacht Club from 1966 to 1980. [9]
Oswald Martin Watts | |
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Born |
Streatham, London, United Kingdom | March 18, 1901
Died | November 1, 1985 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Master mariner, ships chandler, author, yacht designer |
Known for | Captain O M Watts chandlery and brokerage |
Oswald Martin Watts, FRAS, FIN [1] (18 March 1901 – 1 November 1985) was a master mariner and nautical author who founded the ship chandlers and yacht brokerage Captain O. M. Watts. He had a large showroom and mail order department at 49 Albemarle Street, London W1
Oswald Watts was born in Streatham on 18 March 1901 [2] to Alfred Ernest Watts, a chartered accountant, and his wife Lilian. [3]
Watts was a master mariner and nautical author who founded the ship chandlers and yacht brokerage Captain O. M. Watts. [4] [5] During the Second World War and before Watts trained a large number of sailors to their then Yacht Master's (Coastal) certificate. [6] He was also a yacht designer. [7]
In 1965, the BBC weather forecasts for coastal waters were introduced as a result of strong representations on the part of Capt O M Watts, Vice Commodore City Livery Yacht Club, and an editor of ‘Reed’s Nautical Almanac’, together with support from other notable sailors including Senior Rear Commodore Capt W H Coombs, CBE RNR, one of the Younger Brethren of Trinity House.
Watts lived in Norbury, London, SW16 and died on 1 November 1985. [8] [2] He was married and had a daughter.[ citation needed]
Watts was commodore of the City Livery Yacht Club from 1966 to 1980. [9]