Nic Compton – Eels to England – A Dutch live-cargo barge returns to London
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KORNELISKE YKES II
sails out of Queenborough, England,
at the mouth of the River Thames
on a historic journey
with an environmental mission. […]
The Silvery Light Sailing Project
Por Juan Manuel Grijalvo|2020-02-09T00:28:47+01:00febrero 9th, 2020|
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The Silvery Light Sailing Project
seeks to promote Community and Youth Sailing,
Maritime Heritage and Tall Ship
Volunteering opportunities open to all –
including the skills needed to keep our Maritime heritage alive,
with traditional sailing, maintenance and boat building training
a part of the project plan […]
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Pa – The Society for Sailing Barge Research – SSBR
Por Juan Manuel Grijalvo|2016-01-25T02:30:10+01:00enero 25th, 2016|
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Tn – Thames Sailing Barges
Por Juan Manuel Grijalvo|2020-09-22T15:05:42+02:00enero 25th, 2016|
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A Thames sailing barge
is a type of commercial sailing boat
once common on the East Coast of Britain.
The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards,
were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary,
with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers.
The larger barges were seaworthy vessels,
and were the largest sailing vessel to be handled by just two men.
The average size was about 120 tons and they carried
4,200 square feet (390 m2) of canvas sail in six working sails.
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