This comprehensive reference work describes and illustrates some 200
types of inshore craft that once fished and traded, under oar and sail,
around the coasts of the British Isles.
The types are arranged by coastal area, each is described in terms of
its shape, and design, fitness for location and purpose, build,
evolution and geographical distribution. Details of dimensions, rig,
building materials, seamanship and the survival of examples are given
where known, while hundreds of line drawings and photographs show the
vessels in their original forms.
A team of twelve experts describe all these boat types and, in addition,
there are introductions to the main geographic areas outlining the
physical environments, fisheries and other uses of the sea that have
influenced boat design; maps of all the areas show ports and physical
features.
At the beginning of the last century sail and oar dominated fisheries
and local trade: one hundred years later, those craft have all but
vanished. This book brings alive for maritime historians and
enthusiasts, traditional boat sailors, model makers, and all those with
an interest in local history, the vast array of craft that were once
such a significant feature of our inshore seas.
'Inshore Craft is a spectacular achievement' - Wooden Boat Magazine
