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Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:22 am
Hippie says...



For my fantasy novel The Wrong Side, I have a scene on a fishing boat. Does anyone know what sort of boats in the medieval period would be suitable for fishing with a crew of 3 (obviously a small boat).

If anyone has any knowledge of controlling sailing boats (and what mistakes a novice could make to sink one) that would also be much apreciated.

Thanks :D
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Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:29 pm
Stori says...



Well, I know a few different kinds.

A "jolly boat," "dory," or "ship's launch" is a small craft used as
a shuttle between ship and shore. A "ketch" is a small sailing boat
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Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:11 pm
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I looked up ketch and the wikipedia page has a list of about 100 other sailing vessels, so I'll look through those too. Thanks, I thought no one was going to answer this.
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Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:57 pm
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Hey, you're welcome!
  








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