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A currach (Irish: curach [ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh". The construction and design of the currach are unique to the west coasts of Ireland.
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Currently (November 2015) residing at Albert Dock, Merseyside Maritime Museum. 3 masted gaff, square fore mast topsails [46] L. A. Dunton: 1921 Mystic, Connecticut: National Historic Landmark former Essex fishing boat 2 masted gaff Ladona: 1922 Rockland, Maine: Charter vessel, former private yacht, WWII sub patrol. Rebuilt 2015 2 masted gaff [47]
Literally, the word pinisi refers to a type of rigging (the configuration of masts, sails and ropes ('lines')) of Indonesian sailing vessels.A pinisi carries seven to eight sails on two masts, arranged like a gaff-ketch with what is called 'standing gaffs' — i.e., unlike most Western ships using such a rig, the two main sails are not opened by raising the spars they are attached to, but the ...
A dhow in the Indian Ocean, near the islands of Zanzibar on the Swahili coast Fishermen's dhows moored at Dubai in 2014. Dhow (/ d aʊ /; Arabic: داو, romanized: dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region.
The squared-off shape and simple lines of a scow make it a popular choice for simple home-built boats made from plywood. Phil Bolger and Jim Michalak, for example, have designed a number of small sailing scows, and the PD Racer and the John Spencer designed Firebug are growing classes of home-built sailing scow. Generally these designs are ...
The dhoni is the traditional fishing boat of the Maldives. A dhoni without lateen sails.. A dhoni (also written as thoni or dhoney) is a traditional multi-purpose sailvessel with a motor or lateen sails that is used in the Maldives, South India and Sri Lanka. [1]
These canoes were often cut from coniferous tree logs, using simple stone tools. [2] [3] A 7000-year-old sea going boat made from reeds and tar has been found in Kuwait. [4] These early vessels had limited capability; they could float and move on water, but were not suitable for use any great distance from the shoreline.