The Maid of Sker · Character

Sandy Macraw

A Scottish sailor whose pitying, contemptuous gaze can unsettle even a man who thought he knew every sort of weather.

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Also known as Sandy, Mr. Macraw, Macraw, old Sandy, Alexander Macraw

As a supporting figure in The Maid of Sker, Sandy Macraw is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as an envious coastguard who poaches on Davy's fishing rights and had set up a boat to rival him.

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Sandy Macraw is a seafaring companion of Davy Llewellyn, a man whose past gives his silent judgements unusual force. When he fixes Davy with a gaze of pity mingled with contempt, the narrator finds himself all abroad about everything, unable to read what the Scot knows or means. His presence shadows the story's middle stretch, a reminder that the sea and its men carry histories that landbound folk cannot guess.

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V: A Little Orphan Mermaid
Mentioned as an envious coastguard who poaches on Davy's fishing rights and had set up a boat to rival him.
Boat Versus Bardie
Mentioned as someone with sharp eyes; Davy hides the boat to avoid detection.
Under the Rock
Mentioned as having witnessed the boats' destruction from Porthcawl Point through a telescope.
XVI: Truth Lies Sometimes in a Well
Sandy Macraw is referenced as the Scottish fisherman to whom Hezekiah gave a turbot order, causing Davy's resentment.
XIX: A Craft Beyond the Law
Takes the money from Davy and speaks in a drawl; Davy holds him in contempt but tolerates him.
Another Disappointment
Mentioned as a Scotchman who provided information to the justices about the shipwreck.
A Long Goodbye
Mentioned as the extortionate fisherman left behind to create a monopoly.

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