East Coast Beach-Yawl

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The East Coast Beach-Yawl (German: Ostküsten-Strandyawl) is a small British coastal sailboat type.

history

The boat type was used on the east coast of England between Winterton and Southwold to operate a shuttle service between the coast and the larger sailing ships at anchor. 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, relatively slim, wooden work sailors with lug sails are tapered fore and aft and are reminiscent of the construction of long boats , but have numerous peculiarities. Due to the lugger sails, the boats do not have a bowsprit , but an aft spit that extends over the stern and the tiller. Early ships had three masts and were sailed and rowed by large crews. The middle mast was omitted in later versions. The front mast was then arranged far forward than midships, the aft mast is only a short distance from 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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