File:Old boats, St Ives harbour - geograph.org.uk - 940262.jpg
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English: Old boats, St Ives harbour The black hull is that of a typical Cornish fishing lugger, once the staple craft of all the small fishing ports of Cornwall. Each area built its boats slightly differently and a St Ives' lugger was generally more heavily built than others to cope with the difficult sea conditions around that part of the coast. A lugsail [from the Norse for 'square'] is a simple and ancient sail design, and these were very fast and seaworthy little craft, regularly sailing the 600 miles or so around to places like Scarborough.
The blue hull is that of a retired RNLI pulling lifeboat. It is hard to imagine the skill and courage needed to row out into a gale in such a fragile looking vessel. The modern lifeboat station is at the head of the slipway on the far side of the harbour to the right of St Ia's church. |
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| Author | Simon Huguet |
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