Brighton Hog-boat

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The Brighton Hog-boat (German: Brighton pig boat ), often short hoggie , is a small British fishing sailboat type .

history

The boat type was widespread on the southern English coast between Eastbourne and Shoreham-by-Sea . Its period of use began in the early 18th century and continued into the early 19th century. From 1830 the boat type was replaced by two-masted open and covered logger types. These also retained the short, compact form of the Hoggies typical of the region.

Construction

The small, short and relatively very wide wooden decked cargo sailors with lug sails are round and bluntly tapered at the front with a short, powerful bowsprit , the wide stern closes them off with a small transom and the tiller. The heavy clinker- built ships are reminiscent of contemporary Dutch fishing boats with gaffs, but they have numerous peculiarities. Most of the deck is closed, only small hatches give access to the shallow lower space. The front mast is arranged a little further forward than midships, the aft mast is on the rear end of the boat. The ships have two centrally arranged large leeboards . The sails consist of two gaff sails and a foresail .

literature

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