Deal Galley

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The Deal Galley is a small British type of coastal sailboat.

history

The boat type was mainly used in the sea area The Downs on the English Channel coast to operate a shuttle service between the coast and the larger sailing ships at anchor. It got its name from the town of Deal . Use continued until after the First World War. The boat type eventually became obsolete when there were no more large numbers of sailors anchored in the area. Today a few examples are still operated as traditional and leisure boats.

Construction

The open, slim, but sturdy clinker- built wooden work gliders have no weather protection. At first glance, the sea-going boats are around ten meters long and resemble the East Coast Beach yawls used on the British east coast . They taper towards the straight stern at the front and taper again behind the middle of the boat. Unlike the beach yawls, Deal Galleys end with a small transom to which the tiller is attached. The Deal Galley has a central main mast with a lug sail . On the beach and alongside larger sailing ships, the boats were maneuvered with five oars. The crew of a deal galley also consisted of five men.

literature

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

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