Aldeburgh Sprat-boat

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The Aldeburgh Sprat-boat (German: Aldeburgh Sprottenboot) is a small British fishing sailboat type.

history

The boat type was used for fishing in Aldeburgh on the southeast coast of England. The beginning of its period of use is in the dark. However, the design suggests that the roots of the type go back to Viking raids on the British east coast in the eighth and ninth centuries. Its use, with numerous changes and in a larger form, lasted into the early 19th century. The boat type eventually became obsolete when there were no large numbers of sailors anchored in the Yarmouth Road area.

Construction

The open and relatively slender wooden work gliders are reminiscent of the construction of the East Coast Beach Yawls . But they have numerous peculiarities. They are pointed at the front and end in a transom stern aft . Due to the lugger sails , the boats do not have a bowsprit , but an aft spit that extends over the stern and the tiller. The ships had two masts. The front mast was then arranged far forward than midships, the aft mast is directly at the rear end of the boat.

literature

  • Bathe, BW: Ship Models, 3: British Small Craft . Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1965.

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