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2. Nobby (boat) - Wikipedia

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   The nobby is an inshore sailing boat which was used as a traditional fishing boat around Lancashire and the Isle of Man. The Lancashire nobby originated in Morecambe Bay about 1840 and around Southport. It subsequently came into widespread use down the north west coast of England.

3. Matchless (pleasure yacht) - Wikipedia

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   Boat. The Matchless was a Lancashire nobby sailing boat, used for fishing in winter and for pleasure trips in summer. It was 33 feet (10 m) long, of tonnage about 5 tons, and had mainsail, foresail, topsail and jib. It had been built by a Mr Woodhouse in Overton in 1877. On the day of the disaster, as was usual except in rough weather, it was ...

4. Poulton-le-Sands - Wikipedia

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   Poulton-le-Sands. Coordinates: 54.074°N 2.858°W. Fisherman's Square with murals. Poulton-le-Sands is one of three small villages that combined to create Morecambe, Lancashire, England, the other two being Torrisholme and Bare. A local board of health was established in 1852, which, taking its name from Morecambe Bay, became the borough of ...

5. Morecambe - Wikipedia

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   Lancashire. 54°04′23″N 2°52′12″W  /  54.073°N 2.870°W  / 54.073; -2.870. Morecambe (/ ˈmɔːrkəm / MOR-kəm[2][3]) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768.

6. Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle - Wikipedia

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   Lindy Tackle Company was founded in 1968 by Al and Ron Lindner and Nick Adams. The Lindners left the company to form In-Fisherman in 1975. The first major expansion came in 1973 with Lindy's takeover by Ray-O-Vac and its merger with Mille Lacs Manufacturing to form Lindy-Little Joe. This company was incorporated in 1978 to acquire the Fishing ...

7. King's Guide to the Sands - Wikipedia

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   Cedric Robinson, the 25th Queen's Guide to the Sands, leading a group across Morecambe Bay in July 2014 Logo of the Guide Over Sands Trust which appoints the Guide. The King's Guide to the Sands, or, during the reign of a female monarch, Queen's Guide to the Sands, is the royally appointed guide to crossing the sands of Morecambe Bay, an ancient and potentially dangerous tidal crossing in ...