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  2. Brixham trawler - Wikipedia

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    Brixham once had a fleet of 400 such vessels, [5] whose distinctive red sails were coated with local red ochre for protection. Other fleets were at Lowestoft with 375 trawlers, 450 at Hull, 625 at Great Yarmouth and 840 at Grimsby, with smaller numbers at other places. [4] Only five remain afloat.

  3. Solution (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    The boat was originally marketed by Red Eye Sails with the name Red Eye Solution, the hulls being manufactured by Ovington Boats. The boat was reviewed by Yachts and Yachting, [3] by Dinghy Magazine [4] and by Sail-World. [5] In 2008 the entire Solution operation was taken over by Ovington. The Red Eye fish logo was retained, and remains the ...

  4. Brixham - Wikipedia

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    Hundreds of ships have been wrecked on the rocks around the town. Brixham men have always known the dangers but even they were taken by surprise by a terrible storm that blew up on the night of 10 January 1866. The fishing boats only had sails then and could not get back into harbour because gale-force winds and the high waves were against them.

  5. Traditional fishing boat - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese were using sails around 3000 BC, of a type that can still be seen on traditional fishing boats sailing off the coast of Vietnam in Ha Long Bay. A jangada is an elegant planked fishing boat used in northern Brazil. It has been claimed the jangada dates back to ancient Greek times. [32]

  6. Streetlife Museum of Transport - Wikipedia

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    The roots of the collection date back to the early 20th century, however the purpose-built museum the collection is housed in was opened in 1989 by the then Hull East MP, John Prescott. [1] Core areas of the collection include Veteran cars , horse-drawn carriages and objects relating to local public transport .

  7. Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout 42 ...

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    Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's ...

  8. Hull Maritime Museum - Wikipedia

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    During Hull's year as UK City of Culture the Maritime Museum played a prominent role in the opening three-month season entitled Made in Hull. At the opening event during the first week the building was one of three in Victoria Square which had multimedia projections displayed on them, attracting over 300,000 visitors. [15]

  9. Arctic blast to blanket much of US with below-freezing ...

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    Millions of Americans should prepare for an Arctic blast that will blanket much of the country in below-freezing temperatures over the next several days. Frigid conditions are expected over a ...