Norfolk wherry
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The Norfolk wherry (German about: Norfolk- Jolle ) is a small cargo sailing ship that has a swivel keel and is therefore suitable for shallow waters.
history
The ship type was tailored for operation in the Norfolk Broads . It replaced the previously used Norfolk Keels there towards the end of the 18th century , and its heyday was around the middle of the 19th century. Today only about a handful of historical vehicles that are operated as traditional ships or leisure vehicles are preserved.
Construction
The almost 20-meter-long clinker- built wooden vehicles with gaff rigging have relatively fine lines for cargo sailors. The boat is double-ended. The largest part of the deck is occupied by the single large hatch at the forward edge of which the only mast that can be folded for the passage of bridges is arranged. The mast is not fixed, but stands in a strong mast coker . There is a counterweight in the lower part of the mast. This makes it possible to tilt the mast horizontally with just one person if a bridge has to be passed. The sail must first be hauled in. The sails consist of a large gaff sail that can be operated by one man using a winch. The crew usually consisted of two men. In adverse wind conditions, the ship was propelled. Today's pleasure boats mostly have a spacious cabin instead of a cargo hold.
literature
- Bathe, BW: Ship Models, 3: British Small Craft . Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1965.
- Henry Montagu Doughty: With our Norfolk dinghy through the Wendish country. Peter Maubach Ed., Regionalmuseum Neubrandenburg, 1998. 2001 as an extended new edition With Butler and Boatswain - a boat trip in 1890 from Friesland over the Mecklenburg lakes to Bohemia. Quick Maritim Medien, Rechlin 2001, ISBN 978-3-9806720-6-1 . Original English title: Our wherry in Wendish lands - from Friesland through the Mecklenburg lakes, to Bohemia. Harrold & Sons, London 1893.
Web links
- The portion of a Wherry on wherryyachtcharter Wherry Yacht Charter is used to generate income for the Wherry Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving the whereabouts of the Wherries.
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Montagu Doughty: With our Norfolk dinghy through the Wendish country. Peter Maubach Ed., Regionalmuseum Neubrandenburg, 1998, p. 8.